Nonito Donaire likely to fight May 28

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    Fresh off a massive second-round knockout of Fernando Montiel on Feb. 19, new unified bantamweight titleholder Nonito Donaire is primed for a quick ring return.

    Donaire is expected to return on May 28 in an HBO main event, likely in a unification fight against Anselmo Moreno, Cameron Dunkin, Donaire's manager, told ESPN.com.

    Dunkin said he has been talking about the deal with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in recent days.

    Arum wants to put the fight on in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Donaire, a native of the Philippines, moved to when he came to the United States when he was 10.

    "Bob said Moreno would be the opponent and I'm fine with it. Bob said he can get Moreno, that that is not an issue," Dunkin said. "Moreno is a really good boxer, a good fighter, but I like Nonito."

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