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Trainer Roberto Garcia: Donaire is best skilled Filipino fighter

There’s no denying that Manny Pacquiao is by far the most popular Filipino fighter on the planet. But Roberto Garcia, who trains World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. (26-1, 19 knockouts), feels he has the best skilled Pinoy boxer around.

“I believe that and I’ve said that before,” said the Oxnard, California-based Garcia at a New York City press conference to promote Donaire’s October 22 bout opposite undefeated Argentinian Omar Narvaez (35-0-2, 18 KOs) at Madison Square Garden’s WaMu Theater in New York City.

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