Montiel vs Donaire: Fernando Expecting a Knockout Ending
By Jhonny Gonzalez
WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Fernando "KO-Chulito" Montiel is going through the toughest training camp of his career. Montiel is preparing for his anticiapted clash with Nonito Donaire on February 18 in Las Vegas. Montiel is expecting one of them to win by knockout. He doesn't see any chance of the contest reaching a twelve round decision. Montiel is going through a very special training period to make sure everything is perfect.
"There will be a knockout in the fight, I have no doubt. He is a puncher and so am I, so this time we changed the training system since I need to to be very fast, strong and have the necessary stamina to be perfect in this match. The fight has generated great excitement in the world of boxing," said Montiel to Dave Kaufman.
The fight is something that Montiel has wanted for a long time. Even when the fight was announced, he was nervous about Donaire changing his mind. He says Donaire backed away from fighting him in the past.
"I wanted to fight him, but he would say 'yes' and would never say when. I felt safer about this fight when they put the tickets on sale. They already told me it was set, but I didn't believe it because Nonito was shunning me all the time. When they made tickets available to the public, then I felt truly safe." Montiel said.
