Nonito Donaire reclaimed the WBO super bantamweight belt after outpointing Cesar Juarez of Mexico Saturday (Manila time) in one of the best fights of the year at Roberto Clemente Colesium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Donaire, 33, won back the crown he once lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux two years ago after the undefeated Cuban was stripped off his belts due to inactivity, but not after having to survive a gritty Juarez in the latter part of the fight.
Donaire (36-3, 23 KOs) dominated the early rounds ? scoring a knockdown in the fourth round off a left hook ? that gave him the cushion he needed to get the judges? nod, 116-110, 116-110, 117-109.
The resurgent Donaire has now won three in a row since his return to 122 pounds following a sixth-round knockout loss to Jamaican Nicholas Walters last year.
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