Monday, October 09, 2006
Donaire quits with broken jaw
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey
FILIPINO boxer Glenn Donaire failed in his bid to capture a world boxing crown when he quit in the sixth round with a broken jaw against International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The 26-year-old Donaire, a native of General Santos City but is now based in California, claimed it was a head butt that crushed his jaw, forcing the ringside physician to call an end to the bout.
Darchinyan, however, was well ahead on points as he battered Donaire no end with big shots starting from the opening bell and was awarded a unanimous technical decision win.
Darchinyan, born in Armenia but is now fighting for Australia, floored Donaire with a short right hand at the end of the fourth round and continued his relentless attack until the Filipino challenger had had enough.
In the sixth, Darchinyan was landing power shots when Donaire suddenly turned his back and headed to his corner. The referee then led him to the doctor and had his jaw checked.
The bout was stopped at 1:27 of the round, but Darchinyan was not credited with a KO as the injury was reportedly caused by a phantom head butt. All three judges had Darchinyan winning a shutout technical decision 60-53.
This angered the champion, who wanted to add another knockout to his record. Darchinyan improved his record to 27-0 with 21 KOS.
Donaire dropped to 16-3-1 with 9 KOs.
It was not all bad news for the Filipinos as Glenn's brother, super flyweight Nonito Donaire, won over Oscar Andrade in an earlier bout.
Donaire, called "The Filipino Flash", dropped the veteran Andrade with a left hook in the second round, then cruised to a twelve round decision win.
With the win, Donaire claimed the NABF/NABO title.
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