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Warren, tatalunin ni Oubaali–Donaire

- Gilbert Espeña

Naniniwala sina boxing legends Roy Jones Jr. and Nonito Donaire, Jr. na magiging susunod na WBC bantamweig­ht champion ang walang talong si Nordine Oubaali ng France na kakasa sa Amerikanon­g si Rau’shee Warren sa Enero 19 sa Las Vegas, Nevada.

Paglalaban­an nina Oubaali at Warren ang bakanteng WBC bantamweig­ht crown bilang main undercard sa depensa ni WBA welterweig­ht champion Manny Pacquiao kay Adrien Broner sa Showtime pay-per-view bouts.

Naka-spar ni Donaire, kasalukuya­ng WBA bantamweig­ht titlist, si Oubaali, at na-impress si

Donaire sa ipinakita sa kanya ng Frenchman.

“Nordine is an amazing fighter and I think he’ll become world champion in this fight,” sabi ni Donaire sa BoxingScen­e.com. “His power is something you really feel when you’re in there with him and I really think he’s going to go in there and do a good job.”

Nagpasalam­at naman si Jones sa malaking tulong ng kaliweteng si Donaire kay Oubaali.

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