Glenn ?Boyet? Donaire is confident of victory in his battle for the vacant WBC Latino Super Flyweight title fight against former two-time world title challenger Omar Salado of Mexico on Saturday, Manila Time.
The elder brother of WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire faces Salado at the newly refurbished Auditorio Plaza Condesa in Mexico City.
The WBC reported that Donaire has arrived ?confident and ready? along with his father/trainer Nonito Donaire Sr, manager Vinny Scolpino and promoter Tuto Zabala Jr in Mexico.
Donaire has a record of 18-4-1 with 10 knockouts while Salado sports a record of 24-4-2 with 15 knockouts.
Zabala was quoted as saying that Donaire ?is in great shape and hungry? and disclosed that he had trained at high altitude with his father Nonito Donaire Sr.
The promoter said he is confident that Donaire would win and earn a world title shot in the near future.
The 32 year old Donaire returned to the ring after more than four years following a twelve round unanimous decision shutout loss to Ulises Solis in an IBF light flyweight title fight on July 12, 2008 dropped Alex Sanchez twice in the second round and forced him to retire in the 8th round in a WBC Latino interim title fight on December 9, 2012.
He had previously fought Vic Darchinyan of Australia and lost by a 6th round technical decision in an IBF/IBO title fight on October 7, 2006 before his younger brother Nonito smashed Darchinyan into submission in a 5th round TKO on July 7, 2007 to win the world IBF/IBO flyweight title and the award for "Knockout of the Year."
Salado who is also 32 years old is coming off a 3rd round TKO victory over Ramon Pena last February 18.
He had previously lost in a WBA light flyweight clash to undefeated champion Roman Gonzalez on July 16, 2011 being dropped twice in round one and once in round seven.
Salado also suffered a 13th round TKO loss to Luis Concepcion in a WBA Interim title fight on September 5, 2009.
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