| Fight Name: | Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux |
| Fight Date: | April 13, 2013 |
| Location: | Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York, U.S. |
| Titles: | WBA (Super), WBO, The Ring and TBRB super bantamweight titles |
| Fighter1: | Nonito Donaire |
| Nickname1: | The Filipino Flash |
| Hometown1: | Talibon, Bohol, Philippines |
| Purse1: | $1,320,000 |
| Record1: | 31–1 (20 KO) |
| Height1: | 5 ft 5+1/2 in |
| Weight1: | 121+1/2 lb |
| Style1: | Orthodox |
| Recognition1: | WBO, The Ring and TBRB Super Bantamweight Champion The Ring No. 5 ranked pound-for-pound fighter 3-division world champion |
| Fighter2: | Guillermo Rigondeaux |
| Nickname2: | El Chacal ("The Jackal") |
| Hometown2: | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
| Purse2: | $750,000 |
| Record2: | 11–0 (8 KO) |
| Height2: | 5 ft 4+1/2 in |
| Weight2: | 121+1/2 lb |
| Style2: | Southpaw |
| Recognition2: | WBA (Super) Super Bantamweight Champion The Ring/TBRB No. 1 Ranked Junior Featherweight |
| Result: | Rigondeaux wins via 12-round unanimous decision (114-113, 115-112, 116-111) |
Nonito Donaire vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux was a super bantamweight professional boxing match contested between WBO and The Ring champion Nonito Donaire and WBA (Super) champion Guillermo Rigondeaux.[1] The bout took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 13, 2013 and was televised on HBO.[2] Entering the bout, Donaire had a record of 31–1 and had made three successful defenses of the WBO title he had won by defeating Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. Rigondeaux, meanwhile, was undefeated in his eleven fights and was fighting for the fourth time as champion; he won the WBA interim title by defeating Ricardo Cordoba in November 2010 and defeated Rico Ramos to become official champion in January 2012.
Rigondeaux defeated Donaire by unanimous decision to remain undefeated. Donaire had not lost since his second professional fight.[3]
Donaire entered the fight on a 30-bout winning streak and had recently knocked out Jorge Arce to retain both the WBO (His third defense of the title) and The Ring Super Bantamweight championships.[4]
Rigondeaux entered the fight undefeated in his professional career on an 11-bout winning streak. He had recently defeated Roberto Marroquin to retain the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship, his second defense of the title.[5] Out of all his 11 victories, he had won 8 of them by knockout.
Donaire scored a knockdown in the tenth with a straight left hand, but nevertheless he lost a unanimous decision with scores of 116–111, 115–112 and 114–113. HBO's unofficial scorer Harold Lederman scored it 118–109 and ESPN's Dan Rafael had it 114–113 both for Rigondeaux.
Guillermo Rigondeaux (c)Rigondeaux defeated Donaire via Unanimous Decision (116-111, 115-112, 114-113).
Confirmed bouts:[6]
Mikaël Zewski vs. 
Daniel SostreZewski defeated Sostre via KO at 0:49 of the second round.
Sean Monaghan vs. Dion StanleyMonaghan defeated Stanley via TKO at 1:51 of the first round.
Glen Tapia vs. 
Joseph De los SantosTapia defeated los Santos via Unanimous Decision (80-72. 80-72, 80-72).
Jesse Hart vs. Marlon FarrHart defeated Farr via TKO at 1:33 of the third round.
Félix Verdejo vs. Steve GutierrezVerdejo defeated Gutierrez via TKO at 1:51 of the first round.
Toka Kahn Clary vs. Gadiel AndaluzClary defeated Andaluz via TKO at 1:32 of the first round.
Dario Socci vs. Tyler Canning Canning defeated Socci via Split Decision (39-37, 37-39, 39-37).
Erick De Leon vs. Diamond BaierDe Leon defeated Baier via Unanimous Decision (40-36, 40-34, 40-36).
| Country / Region | Broadcaster | |
|---|---|---|
| Main Event | ||
| Sport 1 | ||
| Viasat Sport | ||
| ABS-CBN and Studio 23 | ||
| TV 10 | ||
| HBO |