Fighting in the searing Cebu heat, Donaire unleashed his patented left hook on Bedak, bloodying his Hungarian foe en route to a third round stoppage – and his fourth win in a row since getting knocked out by Nicholas Walters in 2014.
After expressing his gratitude, in fluent Bisaya, to the huge crowd that cheered on his every punch, Donaire called out his potential opponents – Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton and unbeaten Cuban Guillermo Rigondeaux.
"Kailangan ko pang mas maayos pa 'yung training ko at 'yung strategy ko, pero andoon sila Frampton and Rigondeaux," Donaire said. "Reding-ready na ako sa kanila."
"Bisaya ako, Pilipino ako – hindi ako matatakot kahit sino diyan," he declared.
The 29-year-old Frampton has an unbeaten record of 22-0, with 14 wins coming by knockout. Most recently, he defeated Scott Quig via split decision in February to retain his IBF belt and claim the vacant WBA super bantamweight title.
It remains to be seen if Donaire will get his wish to fight Frampton, as the Irishman is set to move up to featherweight where will challenge Leo Santa Cruz.
Donaire has long campaigned for a rematch against Rigondeaux, who defeated him in April 2013, ending his 29-bout winning streak.
Since beating Donaire, Rigondeaux has racked up four more victories and currently holds the WBC international super bantamweight title as well as the lineal super bantamweight belts.
Donaire is also hoping that he can get to fight his next bout in Cebu once more.
"Di ko akalain na ganitong karaming tao," he said. "Kaya nagpapasalamat ako sa kanila ng husto. Na-feel ko talaga ang pressure noong palabas ako – naka-smile ako pare ayoko makita ang lahat ng tao, kasi baka ma-pressure ako."
"Naka-look down lang ako, kasi gusto ko talagang manalo sa laban na ito," he added.
The fight in Cebu marks the second time in his last four matches that Donaire has fought at home; back in March 2015, he fought and stopped Brazil's William Prado in the second round of their fight at the Araneta Coliseum.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
