Nonito Donaire fighting for another world title

Former unified bantamweight champ Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18 KOs) is moving up in weight in search of another world title, when he takes on Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (21-1-1, 18 KOs) for the vacant WBO junior featherweight title on Feb. 4. Donaire's meeting with Vazquez will serve as the co-featured bout to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.'s title defense against Marco Antonio Rubio.

Already having held titles at flyweight and bantamweight, Donaire looks to become a triple-crown winner, after Jorge Arce, the man who gave Vazquez Jr. his first pro loss last year, vacated that very same title.

Naturally bigger Vazquez won't be a walk in the park for Donaire

As tickets for the WBO super bantamweight title fight between two juniors Nonito Donaire (27-1-0, 18 KOs) and Wilfredo Vazquez (21-1-1, 18 KOs) on Feb. 4 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas go on sale this Saturday, Filipino boxing fans wonder just what kind of threat the 27-year-old Boricua slugger poses. For starters, Vazquez won't be giving up anything in height compared to Donaire's previous opponents. Vazquez and Donaire are both roughly listed at 5'5 1/2 (after releasing a video I took on Donaire's actual height during his physicals, Boxrec.com corrected Donaire's height which was previously listed at 5'7).

Vazquez is a strong and explosive fighter, and is one