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Nonito Donaire, Jr. (English: ; born November 16, 1982) is a Filipino American professional boxer who is popularly known as "The Filipino Flash" for his quick hand speed and punching power.〔("Juanma, Donaire KO foes." ) FightNews.com July 10, 2010. Accessed October 8, 2010.〕〔 Donaire is a four-weight world champion having won titles in the flyweight, bantamweight, super bantamweight, and featherweight divisions and an interim title holder in the super flyweight division. == Personal life == Donaire was born in Talibon, Bohol, Philippines the third of four children to Filipino parents. His brother is Glenn Donaire, a flyweight boxer.〔("Nonito Donaire Jr.: Star on the rise." ) Philstar.com August 24, 2009. Accessed April 14, 2013.〕〔Dixon T. ("Nonito Donaire: The Sadness Behind the Smile." ) ''Boxing News'' January 6, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2012.〕 Donaire's cousin, Richard Donaire, is also a professional boxer.〔Varella B. ("Lumacad: Redemption Starts With A Donaire." ) Eastside boxing.com August 25, 2009. Accessed August 25, 2009.〕 Until he was six years of age, Donaire lived in General Santos City, South Cotabato〔 and attended the same school as the eight-division world champion, Manny Pacquiao.〔("Hunger has Donaire going up in weight." ) ESPN.com August 13, 2009. Accessed April 14, 2013.〕 Donaire was a child of small stature who was bullied.〔〔Reyes M. ("Champ who nearly took his own life because of bullies now looks forward to bigger foes." ) ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' October 21, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2012.〕〔Chong M. ("Nonito Donaire's Wife Speaks." ) My Boxing Fans.com February 15, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2012.〕〔Borges R. ("No one's bullying Donaire any longer." ) ESPN.com November 27, 2007. Accessed March 7, 2012.〕 Donaire's father was an amateur boxer who competed in the US in the early 1990s. His paternal grandfather was born in Hawaii, United States and this gave Donaire US citizenship under the principle of Jus Sanguinis.〔 ("Q&A: Nonito Donaire." ) RingTV November 5, 2013. Accessed July 19, 2015.〕 In 1993, at the age of eleven, Donaire joined his father in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. They later lived in San Leandro, California.〔〔Reyes M. ("Waiting in the wings." ) ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' March 3, 2012. Accessed March 6, 2012.〕 and San Mateo County, California.〔Henson J. ("Donaire goes for broke against overweight foe." ) ''The Philippine Star'' August 16, 2009. Accessed March 6, 2012.〕 Donaire said that during his childhood he wished for more attention from his parents and, after his brother started boxing, the attention given to him.〔 This was his reason for entering the sport of boxing at the age of eleven even though he did not enjoy it.〔〔〔〔Guillermo D. ("Nonito Donaire Jr. opens up about his dad and former trainer on Fathers Day." ) Philboxing.com June 22, 2009. Accessed March 7, 2012.〕 His father supported his choice as he felt it would keep Donaire off the streets.〔〔Santoliquito J. ("Nonito Donaire Q&A." ) ''The Ring'' August 13, 2009. Accessed March 7, 2012.〕 During their younger years, Donaire and his older brother, Glenn, would spar. Donaire also watched videos of his hero, Alexis Argüello, and from them he learned to throw a powerful left hook.〔 While enrolled at the San Lorenzo High School in San Lorenzo, California Donaire and his brother won several regional and district amateur boxing championships.〔 In his first amateur bout, he beat his opponent with straight punches, all the while thinking that "I’m going to kill him before he kills me."〔 However, Donaire had little confidence until he had five professional knockout victories.〔 On August 8, 2008, Donaire married a Filipino-American USA national collegiate and military Taekwondo champion in a private ceremony at Carmel, California followed by a church service in the Philippines on November 11, 2011.〔("Rachel Marcial" ). Usa-taekwondo.us April 8, 2013. Accessed April 14, 2013.〕〔Ortega M. ("Donito Donaire Engaged; Set to Defend Title in Dubai." ) Mattortega.com January 24, 2008.〕〔("Nonito Donaire marries Rachel Marcial today." ) Philboxing.com.〕 Donaire's wife is a member of his team〔〔Rosenthal M. ("Donaire prepares for Montiel with family rift hovering over him." ) Ring tv February 16, 2011. Accessed March 6, 2012.〕 and her father is his chief of security.〔 On July 4, 2013, Donaire's pregnant wife was injured while saving a drowning child. She recovered and her unborn child was unharmed.〔Rafael D. ("Donaire's wife OK after saving child." ) ESPN.go.com July 6, 2013. Accessed July 7, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nonito Donaire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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