Donaire pinalakas ang loob ni Banal

MANILA, Philippines - Ginamit ni unified world super bantamweight cham­pion Nonito ‘The Fi­lipino Flash’ Donaire, Jr. ang kanyang Twitter account para damayan si AJ ‘Ba­zooka’ Banal matapos ma­pabagsak ni Pungluang Sor Singyu ng Thailand sa ninth round noong Sabado ng ga­bi sa SM MOA Arena sa Pa­say City.

“The one that can show all of them and be the best role model is the lone loss of the night – AJ Banal,” wika ni Do­naire sa kanyang Twitter.

Tinalo ni Singyu si Banal para sa bakanteng World Bo­xing Organization (WBO) ban­tamweight crown.

“Yes, he cried. Losing hurts. I think it hurts more in boxing because you put your body out there and you can push it to extremes,” dag­dag pa ng tubong Talibon, Bohol na nakabase nga­­yon sa San Leandro, Ca­­lifornia.

Ayon kay Donaire, may ma­pupulot na aral sa nangyaring kabiguan ng 24-an­yos na Cebuano fighter.

“But amongst the wins, AJ’s loss can serve as a lear­ning lesson to not just him­­self but to other aspi­ring fighters out there,” ani Do­­naire.

Inihalimbawa ni Donaire ang kanyang sarili at si Filipino world eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao na matapos matalo ay bumangon at nagpanalo.

“Mannys lost, I’ve lost. Anyone can lose, but only the strong can come back. Ho­ping you come back stronger AJ,” sabi ni Donaire.

Nagmula si Donaire sa isang ninth-round TKO win kay Toshiaki Nishioka.