Donaire vs Bedak
Donaire (37-3, 24 KO) was able to land his left hook in the second round, using a pair of them to drop Bedak (25-2, 8 KO) for the first time. Donaire looked completely confident in himself at that point, knowing his shots could (frankly, rather easily) hurt Bedak, so he attacked a bit more than he normally does. He dropped Bedak again on what wound up almost an overhand left hook, with some downward chopping action, just before the bell to end the second round. The third round was Donaire headhunting for the finish, and he put Bedak back on the canvas late in the round with a right hand. The challenger got to his feet and looked to his corner, and referee Russell Mora asked him some questions. Mora apparently was not satisfied with the answers, and called the fight there. It was a mismatch, which most expected going in, given that Bedak, 32, really has no truly quality wins in his career, and was overpowered easily by Wilfredo Vazquez Jr back in 2010. As a homecoming title defense for Donaire, it was a fine stay-busy sort of fight, but the calls will be out there for him to face a legitimate contender next. A rematch with Cesar Juarez would surely be welcome following their December war, and the current No. 1 contender ranked by the WBO is Jessie Magdaleno, which is fairly laughable considering Magdaleno has only ever had two fights even scheduled for 10 rounds. The 122-pound division isn't what it was even a few months back, but there are still some potentially interesting fights out there, and Donaire may really still be the biggest name in the division, too.
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