Posted May 25th, 2008 by boxingvid | 161 Fight Viewers  
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Fight Synopsis:

The Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire stopped Kahren Harutyunyan once en route to a minor upset by split decision. The judges scoring was slightly a clinch than the dull fight itself. The 10 round super flyweight main event of an must-see five bout card from the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California was also the main event on Showtime’s ShoBox series.

Donaire maximized his height and reach to drop Harutyunyan in this boxing clash. The first round as shown in the video had both fighters warming up landing effective counters, but even then Donaire already had the advantage. Nonito Donaire came out strong by the time the second round had began. He started beating Harutyunyan with a solid left hook. His opponent gained momentum immediately, even unhanding a solid overhand right. Harutyunyan had his chance in the next round watch how he bounce back in the video below. You’ll get a glimpse of the full fight in the video under this. The latter landed a solid chopping right hand, and followed it up with a solid left hook which had Donaire trace his tracks.

The Filipino boxer landed a neck snapping left hook to open the fourth round. His deadly combination of shots to the head and body was stunning. Harutyunyan though kept the fight in close. Donaire started to turn the fight in round six with Harutyunyan was kept at bay. Using his reach and releasing some hard right crosses Nonito lorded the round. This went on till the ninth round. He kept the fight on the outside and pecked away at Harutyunyan whenever he tried to come inside.

He did close the fight strong as he bullied his way and did good work inside. The tenth round was a Harutyunyan one. He was able to upset Donaire inside and won the round. Still, it was not be enough. The fight went to the cards, and surprisingly it was a split decision, with Donaire winning. He won by scores of 97-92,97-92, and 94-95. BRC scored the fight 97-92 for Donaire. A solid win for Donaire in the main event on ShoBox. With the win Donaire improves to 14-1, while Harutyunyan falls to 13-3-3.

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 1

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 3

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 4

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 5

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 6

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 7

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 8

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 9

Donaire vs Harutyunyan Round 10

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