Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (22-1, 14 ko’S) has a tough fight ahead of him against hard-hitting Mexican Gerson Guerrero in the main event of “Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury 13” at the Las Vegas Hilton on Valentine’s Day (Manila Time.)

Donaire, the WBA Interim super flyweight champion is determined to gift the Filipino people with a performance that would showcase the reality that everything is coming up roses for the fighter that is acknowledged as the next big thing to “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao who is in a class of his own.

His fight against Guerrero may well define Donaire’s near future with plans afoot for a rematch with loud-mouthed Vic Darchinyan whose mouth was effectively shut the first time they met when Donaire, in a flash, caught him with a cracking left hook that sent Darchinyan reeling across the ring and out of it on July 7, 2007.

Donaire’s trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia whose fighters IBF champion Brian Viloria and WBO featherweight champion Steven Luevano suffered painful defeats two weeks ago expects Donaire to also face a serious challenge in a fight card to be telecast in the Philippines by the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN on its pre-eminent Channel 2 at 10:30 a.m. with replays on Studio 23 at 8:00 p.m. and Channel 2 at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday.

In an interview with Dennis Guillermo of Examiner.com, Garcia who only recently joined the Donaire camp said Guerrero is “a very tough fighter. He’s very strong” pointing out that “after you throw a punch at him you have to move away or move to the side and not stay in front of him because he throws one or two hard punches after he comes in.”

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