On Saturday in a Top Rank Promotions event from the the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., WBA interim super flyweight (115 pounds) titlist Nonito Donaire (24-1, 16 knockouts) of the Philippines will take on Ukrainian WBA bantamweight (118 pounds) champion Voldymyr Sydorenko (22-2-2, seven KOs).
Top Rank Promotions’ CEO, Bob Arum, considers Donaire to be the No. 2 fighter from the Philippines behind eight-division titlist Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), who is an eight-division champion and holder of both the WBO welterweight (147 pounds) and junior middleweight (154 pounds) titles.
