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Nonito Donaire Comeback Fight Successful

Originally posted on Dice City Sports | By Robert LaMar | Last updated Jun 17, 2025 9:20 AM ET

After being out of the ring for two years, Nonito Donaire found himself victorious in his comeback fight. Donaire was able to cruise to victory. claimed an interim version of the WBA 118lbs title with a technical unanimous decision over Andres Campos. The bout was stopped one minute into the ninth round when a clash of heads left Donaire cut and unable to see out of his right eye. Scorecards to that point were 87-84, 87-84 and 88-83, all in Donaire’s favor in the fighters’ TyC Sports main event Saturday from Casino Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“Sorry that this happened,” Donaire said of the bout ending in such a manner. “I wanted to show my fighting heart and warrior spirit to the people of Argentina. “Next time, I will give it all and do my best. Today, this is my victory and also Argentina’s victory for this opportunity.”

Nonito Donaire returns in style!

The Filipino Flash looked sharp in his comeback, earning a TD win over Andrés Campos after an accidental cut brought the fight to the scorecards in the ninth round. With the victory, Donaire becomes the WBA interim bantamweight champion pic.twitter.com/gRUGwZN9yQ

— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) June 15, 2025

One more push before the hall of fame calls

Without a doubt Donaire has inserted himself into title contention again. The first time that he won a belt was in July of 2007. But the former 9 time champion has an actual chance to go after championship run number 10.

Donaire will be the mandatory for newly appointed WBA flyweight champion Antonio Vargas. We’ve seen Donaire overcome the odds before in the past. Most likely this is his final shot at winning a title. Although he’s not a stranger to winning them as he’s won them nine times already. Certainly one thing that you can’t do is count out Nonito Donaire. At 42 years old, this could very well be the future hall of famer’s curtain call.

This article first appeared on Dice City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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