Rigondeaux hands Donaire his first loss in 12 years

MANILA, Philippines - The winning streak of Nonito "The Filipino" Flash Donaire ends on the hands of undefeated Cuban fighter Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux in a superbantamweight unification bout Sunday, Philippine time at Radio City Music Hall, New York City. 

Via unanimous decision, the judges score in favor of the Olympic gold medalist, 115-112, at 116-111. 

This means that aside from the WBA superbantamweight belt, Rigondeaux now holds the WBA and the RING titles. 

"We made a mistake. I made a mistake. I didn't study the fight and I should've," Donaire said in a report by ABS-CBN's Yong Chavez. 

From the opening round, the Cuban already showed force with Donaire taking his time finding the right rhythm. 

Rigondeaux's speed gets in the way of the Filipino fighter as the fight progresses. 

Donaire struggled to land his killer blows with Rigondeaux running away, squaring the perimeter of the ring. 

By the 10th round, down goes Rigondeaux after the Filipino successfully landed a straight punch. 

Donaire committed to keep the face lost the momentum still having a hard time chasing the very fluid Cuban. 

Enter the last round, Donaire's left eye went bleeding apparently due to a straight left he took from the opponent making it even harder keeping the pace

As Donaire's winning streak ends, Rigondeaux' stretches to 12 . 

Meanwhile, this is the first time The Filipino Flash lost for the past 12  years.