World boxing champion Nonito Donaire and his wife Rachel make faces at each other as they pose for photographers shortly after their arrival last Friday from the United States. (Photo by ANJO PEREZ)

Nonito Donaire has a heart of gold.

Touched by the plight of fallen fighter Z Gorres, who will never box again after suffering a near-fatal injury last year in Las Vegas, Donaire said Friday that he is lending him a helping hand.

Appearing before the media during victory luncheon hosted by GMA 7, Donaire said he “could feel what he is going through” being a fellow fighter and that he is “planning to see him and offer him something for a few months.”

Donaire arrived Friday from the US, less than a week after scoring a smashing win over Mexican Manuel Vargas.

He was warmly met by GMA executives led by its president and CEO Felipe Gozon, who praised the reigning World Boxing Association interim super-flyweight king for his latest exploit.

Accompanied by his wife Rachel, Donaire said his next fight is still on the drawing board although he is aching to get his hands on the mouthy Vic Darchinyan, the Armenian-Australian who has been criticizing him since Donaire dealt him a savage fifth-round knockout loss in 2007.

Promoted by Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc., Donaire said another option is to face Mexican Fernando Montiel, the rugged body-puncher who disposed of the untested Filipino Ciso Morales on the undercard of the Donaire-Vargas scuffle.

“If they want to fight me,” said Donaire in his uncharacteristic swagger, “I am just here and ready to fight them.”

In the meantime, Donaire said he will take a break from boxing by appearing on the comedy show "Show Me Da Manny" in the absence of the star of the show, Manny Pacquiao.