Donaire's wife will give birth on July

Nonito Donaire and his wife Rachel are expecting a baby boy to be named Jarel Michael. “Jarel stands for Jun And Rachel Everlasting Love while Michael is in honor of St. Michael the Archangel whom we always pray to for strength,” said Donaire. 

“We’re very excited about the coming of our baby. It’s an enormous blessing that our love for each other will create a child to make our family complete. It’s a fulfilment. My life is incredible with Rachel and now, we’ll have a baby to keep us even closer together.”

The other day, Rachel went to a clinic for an ultrasound to view the baby in her womb. To her surprise, the baby had his hands up like a fighter defending himself and was constantly kicking.  Rachel was a former taekwondo champion. “The baby is very active and that’s why Rachel gets tired easily,” said Donaire. 

 Donaire said they’re definitely going for more children. “But we’re taking it slow,” he said. “We’ll test this one out first and go from there. We’re blessed with this baby. This is a blessing that we’ll cherish more than a championship or any award.”

On the other point, his next fight has not been firmed up, it is expected that Donaire will battle WBA superbantamweight titlist Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba in a unification showdown in Las Vegas on April 13.