(via Manila Bulletin<\/a>) Fresh from his triumphant fight versus Wladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine, Nonito Donaire announced that he and wife Rachel will marry for a second time on a date he considers \u201clucky.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nonito declared at a recent press conference that his church wedding with Rachel is set for November 11, 2011. As 11 is his lucky number, the country\u2019s \u201cFilipino Flash\u201d deems re-marrying Rachel on said date guarantees that \u201call [his] wishes will come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

The boxing champ first tied the knot with Rachel Marcial, a Filipino-American model and taekwondo champion, on Aug. 8, 2008 at the
\nCarmel River Beach in California.<\/p>\n

Having little Rachels and Nonitos is also part of the couple\u2019s plans, but not for now, Nonito said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the third Nonito is somewhere there. But for now focused po kami in ensuring our future and [make sure] our finances are stable and hindi kami magwo-worry in the future,\u201d he said in a live interview on \u201cUmagang Kay Ganda\u201d Dec. 14.<\/p>\n

He may be a fighter inside the ring, but outside of it, Nonito is a lover to Rachel, whom he considers his best friend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala kaming tinatago sa isa\u2019t-isa\u2026 best friends kami. In love kami sa isa\u2019t-isa pero to be best friends is another story,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Rachel added that the key to their happy marriage is trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just the basic foundation, and the belief that God put us together for a reason,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p>\n

Nonito, together with Rachel, arrived in the country from San Francisco at 3 a.m. Tuesday after his bout against Wladimir Sidorenko
\nlast Dec. 4 in Anaheim, California. Nonito knocked out Wladimir in the fourth round, earning him his fourth knockout victory and 24th straight win.<\/p>\n

The newly declared WBA bantamweight champ is honored that boxing analysts see him as \u201cthe next Manny Pacquiao.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cManny Pacquiao is the best, if not, one of the best in history. One of the greatest. So to be said that you\u2019re the next na magiging Manny
\nPacquiao, it\u2019s a blessing and it\u2019s such an honor,\u201d said Nonito.<\/p>\n

\u201cUKG\u201d host Alex Santos noted that like Manny, Nonito is also left-handed, southpaw boxer. Both fighters are also known for their
\nsinging skills. Manny has two albums under his belt, while Nonito was one of the finalists on GMA-7\u2019s \u201cCelebrity Duets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although he feels honored by the praise, Nonito is pressured by it, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI try not to think about it. Ang [iniisip] ko lang is kailangan kong mag-train nang husto at kailangang panalo every time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Training resumes as early as the holiday season for Nonito, who will next battle it out with Mexican boxer and WBC bantamweight king Fernando Montiel on Feb. 19, 2011.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(via Manila Bulletin) Fresh from his triumphant fight versus Wladimir Sidorenko of Ukraine, Nonito Donaire announced that he and wife Rachel will marry for a second time on a date he considers \u201clucky.\u201d Nonito declared at a recent press conference that his church wedding with Rachel is set for November 11, 2011. As 11 is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weddingsatwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}