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June 17, 2025

Nonito Donaire Jr. couldn't have found a more perfect opponent than Andres Campos in his comeback fight after a two-year layoff.

- By JOAQUIN M. HENSON

Last Saturday, Donaire displayed master class in outboxing the Chilean to win the WBA interim bantamweight title via a ninth-round technical unanimous decision at Casino Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Campos, only four years old when Donaire turned pro in 2001, was overwhelmed in his bantamweight debut. Before taking on Donaire, Campos had fought twice as a superflyweight, losing once and winning once. In 2023, he battled Sunny Edwards for the IBF flyweight crown at Wembley and dropped a unanimous verdict that wasn't close. Experience was on Donaire's side, with Campos logging only 20 fights to the Filipino Flash's 50.

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