Donaire arrives in San Antonio; Vazquez says weight will not be an issue

San Antonio, Texas - Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire, Jr. was is high spirits Monday afternoon upon arriving in San Antonio, Texas for his WBO super bantamweight showdown with Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr this Saturday at the Alamodome. Donaire is the heavy 7-1 betting favorite coming into Saturday's match-up. Vazquez, however, remains confident in his chances.

"The pressure is on Nonito Donaire," Vazquez was quoted by BoxingScene.com.

"I'm going to surprise everyone, even the people who want to see me lose. I am ready to prove people wrong," he added.

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

Vazquez perfect match for Donaire

Former super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. is an ideal opponent for Nonito Donaire Jr. Vazquez is a good match for the “Filipino Flash" especially after Donaire’s unimpressive bout against Omar Narvaez. Top Rank is currently arranging the Donaire-Vazquez fight. The bout will be Donaire’s first in the super bantamweight level. Vazquez is the son of Puerto Rican boxing legend Wilfredo Vazquez Sr. Vazquez is perfect for Nonito. One thing about Vazquez is that he can bang and he has pop. It should be a good action fight. If the Donaire-Vazquez fight pushes through, it will be for the vacant WBO super bantamweight title. Vazquez, a 27-year-old Puerto Rican boxer, has a 21-1-1 win-loss-draw record, with 18 wins coming by knockout. He is

Donaire to fight Vazquez on February

Nonito Donaire will fight Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the WBO super bantamweight title which abandoned by the Mexican warrior Jorge Arce. Donaire vs Vazquez will sometime happen in February next year. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, confirmed the title fight. Donaire, who married in a great church wedding to his wife Rachel on November 11 defense comes from a lopsided shutout of his WBC / WBO bantamweight against undefeated two-division champion Omar Narvaez of Argentina in the Madison Square Garden last October 22. While Donaire did entirety possible, the smallest Narvaez, who moved up in weight to take the fight declined to play a part, so disappointing for a fight despite HBO commentator and former pound for pound king Roy Jones Jr