MANILA, Philippines—Nonito Donaire paid tribute to his wife Rachel, who has been serving as his head trainer, following his victory over Nordine Oubaali for the WBC World bantamweight title.
Their partnership was not only record-breaking for Donaire. The title win was also a huge accomplishment for Rachel, who became the first woman to receive WBC’s trainer belt.
“I wanna give the biggest shoutout to the first ever female head trainer to coach a World champion,” wrote Donaire on Instagram for his ‘Woman Crush Wednesday’ post. “#ANDNEW WBC champion trainer belt recipient [Rachel Donaire].”
#wcw #wce ##womancrushwednesday I wanna give the biggest shout-out to the FIRST EVER FEMALE HEAD TRAINER TO COACH A WORLD CHAMPION and….. #ANDNEW WBC CHAMPION TRAINER BELT recipient @Knockout_Queen . pic.twitter.com/NT3mLuhq8D
— Nonito Donaire (@filipinoflash) June 2, 2021
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