What would’ve been the first all-Filipino title unification bout is now off. Nonito Donaire vs John Riel Casimero has been officially scrapped just about two weeks after it was first booked.
A seemingly common pre-fight spat devolved into an uglier and much more personal issue as the two camps got heated and squabbled online. This led to Nonito saying he would pull out of the contest after the “disgusting” behavior directed at his wife and manager, Rachel Donaire.
The four-division champion said he won’t give someone like Casimero “the stage or the payday that comes with it,” and it looks like he really stuck to his words.