At the start of the fight Donaire came out quick a powerful, bullying around Concepcion. With about thirty seconds left in the round, Concepcion fired a right-straight and severely stunned Donaire. This set the tone for the rest of the fight.
In the following rounds, as well as the rest of fight, Donaire danced around and threw punches and connected often. Concepcion would trap Donaire in the corner and fire off power flurries. Donaire controlled the pace of the fight and won a unanimous decision.
It is very hard to judge how well Nonito Donaire fought due to the weight difference. He did what it took to win but didn't look dominant. He got into a bad habit of dropping his hands very low in the later rounds of the fight. If Concepcion was quicker, he could have tagged Donaire. Overall it was a tough fight Donaire but he earned his victory. The future for Donaire still remains to be seen.
Donaire had been fighting in the Flyweight division and had a solid record at that weight class. He said he would like to jump up to the Super Flyweight class and he made a name with his victory. He said he would like to fight Fernando Montiel or Jorge Arce but the boxing would like to see him rematch Vic Darchinyan. Arce is going to fight Simphiwe Nonggayi on Sept. 15. Montiel and Darchinyan have yet to schedule their next fights. The only shame about these fights is that the average boxing fan doesn't know or watch these fights. They are indeed missing good fights.
