Nonito Donaire: record, next fight and profile →
Former champion Fernando Montiel is very disappointed with last Saturday's knockout loss to Nonito Donaire. Montiel lost his WBO/WBC bantamweight titles after a left hook put him down hard in the second round of their fight at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Montiel was badly hurt and unable to recover. Montiel said that he was never hurt like that in his entire career.
WBA bantamweight champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno (30-1, 10KOs) has thrown his name in the hat. Moreno told reporters that he wants to unify his weight class with the new WBC/WBO champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18KOs). Moreno is involved in a planned fight with Lorenzo Parra but the contest continues to get pushed back over conflicts with television networks. Donaire won his titles on Saturday with a violent two round knockout of Mexico's Fernando Montiel.
Ryan Burton catches up with nutritionist Victor Conte to discuss Nonito Donaire's big knockout win over Fernando Montiel, what's next and more.
Ryan Burton catches up with trainer Robert Garcia to discuss Nonito Donaire's big knockout win over Fernando Montiel, what's next and more.
Undefeated welterweight contender Mike Jones landed 408 total punches- an average of 34 per round - 15 more than the welterweight average. He also averaged 42 jabs thrown per round and landed 19. The welterweight avg. six jabs landed per round. Jesus Soto-Karass landed 226 of 993 total punches- numbers that would win most fights- not tonight though.
Everyone is still soaking in the aftermath of Nonito Donaire's breathtaking victory over Fernando Montiel, which took place on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. In one of the more vicious knockouts in recent memory, Donaire leveled his Los Mochis foe with a picturesque counter left hand and finished him off after he rose moments later, capturing the WBC and WBO bantamweight titles in the process.
Ernest Gabion catches the post-fight press conference to Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire. Hear from Donaire, promoter Bob Arum, Mike Jones, and more.
BoxingScene.com caught up to WBO junior featherweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. (20-0, 17KOs) to get his thoughts on Nonito Donaire's two round destruction of Fernando Montiel at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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.
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.