Newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire battles WBA king Anselmo “Chemito” Moreno on May 28.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told the Inquirer from Las Vegas that the unification title fight will probably be held at the Oakland Coliseum in California where Donaire has a number of fans.

Moreno, who has a record of 30-1 with 10 knockouts, was earlier quoted by boxingscene.com as saying that “the fight sounds good to me. I think it will be a great fight but Donaire is going to fall short because it’s one thing to fight

Fernando Montiel and another thing to fight ‘Chemito’ Moreno.”

The Panamanian world champion added “if I get to fight him (Donaire), the whole world will know ‘Chemito’ Moreno.

We’ll see if Nonito Donaire is capable of hitting a ghost,” indicating that he’s been working on speed and quick movements.

Boxingscene.com reported that Moreno watched Donaire knockout Montiel to capture the Mexican’s two titles and was impressed but that there was no fear from the fighter referred to as “the pride of Panama.”

Donaire laughed off Moreno’s claims about Montiel and stressed that the Mexican was a far tougher opponent than the Panamanian, who he said had “no pop in his punches.”

Ronnoe Nathanielsz, Phil. Daily Inquirer