Nonito Donaire has made weight for the first time in nearly two years. 

The long gap is not from having ever come in heavy, but rather the decision by the 42-year-old future Hall of Famer to return to the ring. Donaire’s first fight back will take place where he left off, in the bantamweight division, where he will face Chile’s Andres Campos.

Donaire checked in at 117.9lbs, while Campos weighed exactly at the 118lbs divisional limit. They will now meet for the interim WBA bantamweight title this Saturday from Casino Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The bout is part of the WBA Fedelatin conference, which couples with the sanctioning body’s ‘KO to Drugs’ festival throughout Latin America. 

Donaire, 42-8 (28 KOs), has held major titles in four weight divisions. The Fil-Am star – now based in Las Vegas – now aims for a fourth title reign at bantamweight. A win on Saturday will provide him with a secondary version of the WBA title. Antonio Vargas holds the primary WBA 118lbs title, which he defends against Daigo Higa on July 30 in Yokohama, Japan. 

Saturday will mark Donaire’s first fight since a July 2023 decision defeat to Alexandro Santiago for the vacant WBC bantamweight title.   

By comparison, Campos, 17-2-1 (6 KOs), has been more active but will also move up in weight for the occasion. 

The 28-year-old from Santiago, Chile primarily campaigned at flyweight before he moved up to junior bantamweight for his past two starts.

In his lone career title bid to date, Campos dropped a 12-round unanimous decision to then-unbeaten IBF flyweight titleholder Sunny Edwards in June 2023. 

Below are the weights for the remaining undercard bouts.

10 rounds, flyweight

Ayelen Granadino (112.25)

Micaela Lujan (112)

10 rounds, heavyweight

Leandro Robutti (315.75lbs)

Jackson Murray (232.5)

6 rounds, super middleweight

Nicolas Martinez (166.5lbs)

Carlos Diaz (166.5lbs)

4 rounds, junior featherweight

Dennis Martinez (120.5lbs)

Junior Narvaes (121.75lbs)

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