The shadow of Nonito Donaire will loom over the finals of the Showtime bantamweight mini-tournament when Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares square off tomorrow night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The winner of this bout might face Donaire, now back with Top Rank, in short order. If Mares wins, however, there is a chance that Golden Boy Promotions, still in the early stages of its frenemy relationship with Bob Arum, will steer clear of the ?Filipino Flash,? at least for a while. If Agbeko wins, on the other hand, a Donaire-Agbeko bout becomes a real possibility. For ?King Kong,? being rewarded with a fight against Donaire is not exactly as appealing as having a scantily clad Fay Wray or Jessica Lange in front of him, but Don King is lucky to get Woolworth Building money these days?much less Empire State Building ducats?and the octogenarian promoter (80 one week from today) has no choice but to throw Agbeko into the ring with Donaire.
