[Boxing] Nonito Donaire vs Riku Masuda - WBA Bantamweight Title Elim - March 15

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Our very own Nonito Donaire is scheduled this weekend to fight Riku Masuda for a WBA bantamweight title elimanator, meaning whoever will win this matchup will have a crack at the champion which is held currently by Tsutsumi.

This is another fight between a veteran and a youth which is an uphill battle for the 43 year old Nonito Donaire. Riku Masuda has a record of 9-1 with 8 knockout victories which means that this Japanese boxer is a no joke.

Per betting odds, Nonito is the underdog of this fight which means that those fans of Nonito could win big if will bet for him this weekend.

Your thought guys.

[Yaunfitda]

Glad to see that Nonito will have a chance again to fight for the title, but it's interesting that if he will win here, he will have to fight for the belt holder, - Tsutsumi. Who he just lost last December in a split decision. And so this will be like a revenge for Donaire, but he has to go over Masuda first. And base on the last fight, not sure if Donaire still has the hungry and fire in his belly or it's just that age is catching up with him as his timing is off and that left hook power and speed is not there anymore. And we could understand why he is the underdog here against a young fighter. But in any case, others that have followed Donaire's career might still support their man in this fight.

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In comparison:

Experience goes to the Filipino Flash, but it looks like Masuda is a power puncher with almost 90% of his fight ending in a knockout. So that is something that Donaire will have to look at. If he can forced Masuda to go and fight into the distance and soften him up throughout the fight, then Donaire will have a great chance to pull a upset and win in the judges scorecard. However, we might say that Donaire is obviously not in his prime anymore as he 3 out of the last 4 fights he had.

[Darker45]

Donaire is once again expected to be the underdog. Fair enough considering his age, but the last time I saw him fight, which was against Tsutsumi, he still got the composure and the lethal blow. Round 4 could have been the last round had he caught Tsutsumi earlier. But his aggression didn't last. That's probably the disadvantage of old age. The fading rounds were for Tsutsumi.

Masuda is probably an easier opponent. I hope Donaire gets this one for a potential rematch with the current champion. All the best for this fighting legend.