Video: Donaire vs Montiel Post-Fight Press Conference
Ernest Gabion catches the post-fight press conference to Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire. Hear from Donaire, promoter Bob Arum, Mike Jones, and more.
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Donaire's KO is Breathtaking, Becomes The Heir-Apparent
LAS VEGAS - Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire won the WBC/WBO world bantamweight titles with a breathtaking second round knockout of Mexican champion Fernando "KO-Chulito" Montiel before a wildly cheering crowd of some 5,000 fans at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino Events Center tonight.
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Photos: Nonito Donaire-Fernando Montiel Mega Gallery
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, former two-division champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KOs) captured the the WBC/WBO bantamweight titkes when he knocked out reigning champion Fernando Montiel (44-3-2, 34 KOs) in two rounds. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank and Rafael Soto.
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Greatness Confirmed As Donaire Starches Montiel In Two
By Jake Donovan - The talent long ago suggested that Nonito Donaire was destined for greatness. All that he needed was the big wins to match the potential. Saturday night provided that part of the formula, in a very big way. Making his HBO-televised debut, Donaire confirmed his pound-for-pound credentials with an explosive second round knockout of unified bantamweight titlist Fernando Montiel on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Both fighters weighed in at the bantamweight limit of 118 lb. Donaire was dominant in the early going, providing instant justification to the surprisingly high 2 ½-1 betting odds in his favor. Montiel tried to establish proper distance to land his right hand, but was instead rocked by a counter left hook over the top. Donaire’s precision punching also left the soon-to-be ex-champ with a nick over his eye. Fortunately for Montiel, the cut would never become a factor. Unfortunately for Montiel, Donaire’s punching power was a major factor. The full effect of the Filipino’s punching power was felt late in the second. Montiel appeared to settle down and time Donaire, taking advantage of the rare moments when the Filipino would overcommit on a punch.
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Nonito Donaire Destroys Fernando Montiel in Two
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - A very lively arena crowd saw Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs) blast out Fernando Montiel (44-3, 34KOs) in two rounds to capture the WBC/WBO bantamweight titles. A big feeling out process in the first round. In the second, Doanire landed a left hook that Montiel never saw coming and he went down like a bag of bricks. Montiel barely beat the referee's count. Donaire knew the fight was over and quickly pounced on his opponent with a flurry of punches to force the referee's stoppage.
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Fernando Montiel Eyes Vazquez-Arce Winner, Mijares Next
If WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel is successful later tonight when he defends his belts against Nonito Donaire at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, he plans to move up in weight to challenge the winner of Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. vs. Jorge Arce. The unbeaten Puerto Rican, Vazquez, will defend his WBO super bantamweight title against Arce on the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley undercard on May 7.
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Montiel vs Donaire Early Results From Las Vegas
Troubled but talented contender Mike Alvarado opened the show and showed a lot of the reasons why some believe he could be a darkhorse in the hotly contested Junior Welterweight division. Displaying a sharp array of punches, Alvarado dispatched a game Dean Harrison when he would not come out for the 5th round. Alvarado, weighing the lowest of his career at 139lbs, now improves to 29-0 (21KOs) while Harrison drops to 16-5 (5KOs). For Alvarado this was a good stay busy fight as he pushes into a April 16th must win fight against Vernon Paris.
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Fernando Montiel – The Party Crasher
By Thomas Gerbasi - Saturday is coronation night for Nonito Donaire. Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao can’t fight forever, so the road has been paved and the stage set for a new star to ascend to the throne that will be vacated when the “Pac Man” leaves boxing. And with charisma, talent, and power, Donaire, a former flyweight and super flyweight champion, is ready to become the next idol of the boxing-rich nation of the Philippines. The only one standing in the way of the 28-year old this weekend at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas is 31-year old Fernando Montiel. It should bother the fighting pride of Los Mochis, Mexico that he’s an underdog to Donaire, but if it does, he’s not letting it show. It should annoy him that after 14+ years in the pro game that it’s taken this long for him to get a real taste of life outside of being a hardcore fan favorite, but he’s not worried about such matters. In fact, if not for the reality that he and Donaire will be punching each other in the body and face for 12 rounds or less tomorrow, you could call the two friends. Montiel does, and he will continue to do so after the fight is over. “Outside of the ring we are friendly and are going to be friends,” he said in a recent media teleconference. “We have a lot of respect for each other. But inside the ring everything changes. We are very competitive. We both want to win. We both want to do our best. No mercy. You go in to win the fight and forget about everything else. When the fight is over you become friends again.” It’s the mantra of a Mexican warrior, a source of pride for all fighters from another of the world’s boxing-rich nations. No mercy. War. Battle. They are all words or phrases that you must carry in your gloves and in your chest if you’re going to survive in this sport. One that isn’t thrown around too much though is adaptability. In this game, if you don’t change what’s not working, you’ll be run over and run out.
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Nonito Donaire's Trainer Explains Weigh-In Drama
LAS VEGAS -- On Friday, bantamweight Nonito Donaire and WBO/WBC king, Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KOs, each successfully weighed in at the division limit of 118-pounds for Saturday night's HBO televised clash at the Mandalay Bay Hotel.
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Video: Fernando Montiel vs Nonito Donaire Weigh-In
Ernest Gabion catches the official weigh-in to Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire. Watch both boxers make weight. Montiel's WBO/WBC bantamweight title are at stake.
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