Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire

Think Fast!
Date	February 19, 2011
Location	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Title(s) on the line	WBC Bantamweight Title. WBO Bantamweight Title.
Tale of the tape
Fernando Montiel Nonito Donaire Nickname Cochulito The Filipino Flash Hometown Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Talibon, Bohol, Philippines Pre-fight record 44-2-2 (34 KO's) 25-1-0 (17 KO's) Height 5′ 4″ 5′ 6″ Recognition Ring Magazine pound for pound No. 7 WBO, WBC Bantamweight Champion. Ring Magazine pound for pound No. 5
Result
Donaire defeats Montiel by TKO in round 2.

Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire is a 118-pound world title fight, which kicks off HBO's season of "Boxing After Dark" and pits 2 fighters both on the pound-for-pound list.^[1] The biggest boxing action often comes in the smallest packages, which is what fight fans are hoping for when unified bantamweight titleholder Fernando Montiel defends his belts against Nonito Donaire. Montiel, installed as a 2-to-1 underdog by the casino, will be making his fourth title defense and is coming off a second-round knockout of Jovanny Soto in a December non-title bout designed to be his final tune-up before facing Donaire.

The fight

Donaire rocked Montiel with a left hook that sent the champion to the canvas. He was able to make it to his feet and allowed to continue, but after two more punches from Donaire, however, the referee stepped in and waved an end to the bout at 2:25 of Round 2. Donaire controlled most of the first round, landing a left hook that briefly stunned Montiel and came out swinging in the second round, landing a few combinations before stunning the champion with a solid hook that all but ended the fight.^[2]

Undercard

Televised

• Bantamweight Unified Championship bout: Fernando Montiel(c) vs. Nonito Donaire
  • Donaire defeats Montiel by TKO at 2:25 in round 2.
• Welterweight bout: Mike Jones vs. Jesús Soto Karass
  • Jones defeats Karass by unanimous decision.
• Welterweight bout: Mark Jason Melligen vs. Gabriel Martinez
  • Melligen defeats Martinez by unanimous decision.
• Welterweight bout: Mike Alvarado vs. Dean Harrison
  • Alvarado defeats Harrison via RTD at 3:00 of round 4.
• Light Welterweight bout: Mickey Bey, Jr. vs. Jose Hernandez
  • Fight ends in a draw
• Welterweight bout: Yordenis Ugás vs. Carlos Musquez
  • Ugas defeats Musquez by unanimous decision.
• Welterweight bout: Rodrigo García vs. Gerald Jordan
  • Garcia defeats Jordan by unanimous decision.
• Welterweight bout: Ignacio Garcia vs. Armando Dorantes
  • Garcia defeats Majority by unanimous decision.

References

1. Donovan, Jake (2011-02-16). "Montiel-Donaire A Fighting Benefit of the B.A.D old days". BoxingScene. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
2. Rafael, Dan (2011-02-20). "Nonito Donaire stops Fernando Montiel days". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

External links

• HBO