Donaire, 41, wants to take a break, but has no plans to retire

Despite forty-one years and two defeats in a row, Nonito Donaire (42-8, 28 KOs) does not intend to hang up his gloves. If the defeat is from Naoya Inoue technical knockout in the second round was unpleasant, but expected, then the July defeat on points from a completely mediocre Alexandro Santiago turned out to be an unpleasant surprise. Moreover, the vacant WBC bantamweight belt was at stake.

“I am plagued by injuries and may even take a year off to fully recover. I need to give my body a rest and then I will come back stronger. I'm not setting any date, I'll just decide on the details once I've recovered from my injuries and can fight as hard as I can again. When I announce my retirement, I will be gone forever, but I am not done yet,” states “Filipino Flash.”