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World super bantamweight champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire is well aware that Japanese boxer Toshiaki Nishioka is a dangerous fighter who is capable of stopping his 28-fight winning streak.
But Donaire, a consensus top five pound-for-pound fighter, is only too eager to take that risk as he wants to prove himself against the world's best boxers.
"To me, Nishioka is the best," Donaire said in an interview with RingTV. "If you want to be the best, you've got to face the best, and try to make the big fights happen."
"If you're a fighter, then to me, you have to find the fighters who can challenge you and who will put you at risk. You put yourself at risk of losing, at risk of getting hurt, at risk of losing your life. That's all part of boxing, and that's all part of challenging yourself," he added.
Even so, Donaire admitted that Nishioka poses quite a big challenge for him. According to the "Filipino Flash," Nishioka is possibly the "most complete fighter" he has faced in his career, other than perhaps bantamweight terror Fernando Montiel.
"Montiel was a complete fighter, but this guy (Nishioka) is even more of a veteran. Nishioka has been a good fighter all around," Donaire said.
"Not only does he have speed, power and experience, but he's also a southpaw. So there are a lot of factors as far as his style that I have not seen in other opposition," he added.
"With him being a southpaw, I've not seen this much of a combination of that and other things about his skills all in one fighter, and who is a left-hander like Nishioka. He's strong, he's fast, and he hits hard."
Nishioka has won 16 straight fights and has not lost since 2004. He has fought in the United States only three times – this fight being the fourth – but he has shown that he is capable of going into enemy territory and winning.
"Nishioka has beaten other guys in their territory and on their home turf. He's defeated some good people by knockout, so I know that he's very, very dangerous," Donaire said.
But for Donaire, the risk of taking on a dangerous fighter like Nishioka will only make him better.
"I try to fight the best out there, even with this opportunity that I’ve got against Nishioka. He's a tough opponent," he said. "You don't become a better fighter by not stepping up and challenging other people out there."
"To me, Nishioka is the best guy out there."
Donaire will defend his International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization superbantamweight championships against Nishioka. Also on the line are the RING's superbantamweight belt and the World Boxing Council's "diamond" belt.
The Donaire-Nishioka clash will take place on October 13 at the Home Depot Center in California.
source: InterAKTV | interaksyon.com
The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team will not have a showdown with the top team of China just yet.
The Asian basketball powerhouse will be sending its training team to the FIBA Asia Cup, where SMART-Gilas will also compete.
The Chinese squad, which is coached by the controversial Fan Bin, will still feature some top talent. Point guard Guo Ailun, an 18-year-old guard who played for Team China in the London Olympics, is expected to lead the charge, along with Yu Shulong, a 22-year-old point guard who also had a stint with China’s elite squad.
Dong Hanlin, an athletic 6-foot-10 forward who has drawn international attention, is expected to lead a bevy of Chinese big men, which also includes 20-year-old Li Muhao, who stands 7-foot-2, and 22-year-old 7-footer Zhonghao Xu. Several other members of the Chinese squad stand above 6-foot-10.
The Chinese team also features Zhao Tailong, the reigning slam dunk champion of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Chinese website Sohu.com first reported the lineup of the team, which is being used to train future members of the country’s elite squad.
The team’s coach Fan Bin became the subject of controversy last year when he was still calling the shots for China’s youth squad. He was suspended by the CBA after players complained about his supposedly abusive behavior. He was reinstated several weeks later.
The FIBA Asia Cup, slated September 14 to 22 in Tokyo, Japan, is the second step for SMART-Gilas in its buildup for next year’s FIBA Asia Championship, where three seats for the 2014 FIBA World Cup are at stake. The Philippine team is coming off a rousing victory at the 34th William Jones Cup, bringing home the title for the first time in 14 years.
SMART-Gilas is scheduled to face China in its opening match on September 14. The Philippines and China are drawn with Lebanon, Uzbekistan, and Macau in Group A, while Iran, Chinese Taipei, Qatar, Japan, and India comprise Group B.
by InterAKTV | interaksyon.com
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4th FIBA Asia Cup (earlier known as Stankovic Cup) 
September 14-22, 2012 / Tokyo, Japan
Groupings for Preliminary Round:
GROUP A: Philippines, China, Lebanon, Uzbekistan & Macau
GROUP B: Taipei, Iran, Japan, Qatar & India
Official Website: tokyo2012.fibaasia.net/
* The 4th FIBA Asia Cup is the qualifying event for the 27th FIBA Asia Championship in 2013, which in turn will be the qualifying event for 2014 FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain. [more info]
Preliminary Round Schedule:
Sept.14 (3:30pm) - PHL v China
Sept.15 (6:00pm) - PHL v Lebanon
Sept.16 (1:00pm) - PHL v Uzbekistan
Sept.17 (10:30am) - PHL v Macau
Live TV Broadcast Schedule: TBA - To be announced
source: www.pba.ph
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source: Dino Maragay | philstar.com
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