MANILA, Philippines — Nonito Donaire isn’t writing off Manny Pacquiao in the latter’s title fight against WBC and IBF world welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr.
After all, he and Pacquiao are on similar plot points at this moment in their respective careers.
Donaire just became the oldest bantamweight champion at 38 years old when he defeated Nordine Oubaali, 34, for the WBC strap Sunday.
Pacquiao, 42, meanwhile is fighting 31-year-old Spence on August 21 in Las Vegas in his first fight since July 2019.
“He can do it. If he sees me do it he’s gonna do it,” said Donaire in an interview with ESNews after he knocked out Oubaali in the fourth round of their bout at Dignity Health S…
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