Donaire To Rigondeaux: Keep Playing Games, I'll Pull Out - Boxing News
Ronnie Nathanielsz
The unification title fight between Fighter of the Year
and reigning WBO/ Ring Magazine super bantamweight
champion Nonito The Filipino Flash Donaire and WBA
champion Guillermo Rigondeaux, scheduled for April
13th in New York City, is in jeopardy.
Donaire told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard that
they found out that the signature on the contract
supposedly signed by the two-time Cuban Olympic gold
medalist was not even his further complicating a testy
situation.
Donaire said the VADA people who will conduct the
random drug tests on both fighters cant get a hold of
Rigo because theres no location where hes at.
Rigondeaux in his contract had no telephone number
and no location which makes it impossible for the
Volunteer Anti Doping Association to conduct the
random drug tests agreed upon earlier.
Rigondeauxs team reportedly told VADA they wont
know until Monday (Tuesday in Manila)" where he'll be.
Donaire also claimed - I find out hes working with
Angel Heredia" - who has a controversial past linked to
performance enhancing drugs. Donaire added "makes
you think. This is fishy.
The four division world champion insisted - I won't
stand for anybody who mocks boxing or mocks testing
- making it clear he had given Rigondeauxs camp an -
ultimatum at 12 p.m. today. If they dont sign it and
give us his whereabouts we are pulling out. I dont
need them this is my date.
At the same time Donaire told us he had given
Rigondeaux - so many opportunities to make this fight
happen and he plans to go to Top Rank and HBO and
to tell them, give us another fighter. I dont care who it
is. They are playing too many games. They dont want
to fight.
Donaire assured Filipino fight fans that the antics of
Rigondeaux hasnt affected my training and hell be
ready whoever steps into the ring at New Yorks Radio
City Music Hall.
...nikka's going to have face some live 154 contenders now to get back in the mix
