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“Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire Jr., knocked down French pugilist Anthony Settoul thrice before scoring a second-round technical knockout victory Saturday night, July 18, at Cotai Arena in the Venetian Macau,” reports Marc Anthony Reyes in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
The report noted: “Donaire slammed Settoul twice in the first round, flooring him once with a right that merited a delayed reaction from Settoul, before downing him again with a left uppercut to the solar plexus. But Settoul, fighting out of Europe for the first time, managed to beat the count on both occasions in their 10-round non-title fight.”
However, in Round 2, “Donaire slipped solid right to the face that put Settoul down once again, prompting his corner to throw in the towel.”
The report also recalled that “the 32-year-old Donaire, the 2012 consensus Fighter of the Year, is on a comeback trail after suffering a devastating 6th round knockout at the hands of Jamaican Nicholas Walters last year at SubHub Center in Carson, California.”
Photo: Nonito Donaire Jr. Facebook fan page
