Montiel vs Donaire Fight Video Preview

Watch Nonito Donaire vs Fernando Montiel at Las Vegas hosts its boxing action of 2011 bantamweight's best Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel defends his belt against two-division champ Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Doanire, in an expected clash of the México-Philippines rivalry on Feb. 19 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. Promoted by Top Rank, in affiliation with Zanfer Promotions, the Montiel-Donaire apple appellation angle will be televised alive on HBO Battle After Dark, alpha at 9:45 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

The advertisement will accessible with best NABO/NABA/WBC Continental Americas welterweight best Mike Jones arresting his titles adjoin Top-10 adversary Jesus Soto-Karass in a rematch of their agitative action which took abode on Nov. 13 beneath the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito pay-per-view.

Montiel (43-2-2, 33 KOs), of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México, is alone the fourth Méxican fighter to win apple titles in three altered weight divisions, abutting Hall of Fame-elect Julio César Chávez and approaching Hall of Fame inductees Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera. Best aback 2006, eight of Montiel’s aftermost ten victories (eight were apple appellation fights) accept been by stoppage.

Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs), a built-in of General Santos City, Philippines, now active in the Bay Area of San Leandro, Calif., is a accord top-10 batter for batter fighter. He enters this action benumbed a nine-year, 24-bout acceptable streak, which includes an IBF/IBO flyweight appellation knockout achievement of arresting best Vic Darchinyan, and a fourth-round announcement of above WBA bantamweight best Wladimir Sidorenko in his aftermost action on Dec. 4. Nine of Donaire’s aftermost 10 victories accept appear by way of knockout.

Co-promoted by Peltz Boxing, Jones and Soto-Karass acknowledgment for an actual rematch of their Nov. 13 brawl. After Jones decked Soto-Karass in the additional round, Soto-Karass came aback to about cull out the achievement in a action best ringside admirers and media anticipation could accept gone either way. In fact, Jones’ second-round altercation of Soto-Karass provided Jones the one-point allowance for a razor-thin majority accommodation achievement instead of a draw. The judges’ array were 95-94, 97-93 and 94-94.

Jones (23-0, 18 KOs), of Philadelphia, Pa., has been alluring berserk admirers to his fights in the affable borders of Atlantic City and Philadelphia. He took on his better claiming on the better date he has anytime fought on aback he circuitous with Soto-Karass, auspiciously arresting his titles and abacus the abandoned WBC continental americas welterweight title. Considered one of the hottest affairs in boxing, six of his aftermost nine victories accept appear by knockout. Victories over Brazilian absolutist Juliano Ramos, Henry Bruseles, catastrophe his five-year acceptable streak, Hector Muñoz and Irving Garcia, accept catapulted Jones to the top of the WBA welterweight ratings. He’s additionally rated No. 2 by the WBO, No. 3 by the IBF and No. 4 by the WBC.

Soto-Karass (24-5-3, 16 KOs), of Los Mochis, México, boasts an absorbing 13-2-2 (one No Contest) record, over his accomplished 18 fights, dating aback to 2005. The alone added birthmark was a sixth-round abstruse accident to Alfonso Gomez aftermost year. Highlights of that aeon accommodate knockout victories of above apple best Vince Phillips and best adversary Michael Rosales in WBC Continental Americas welterweight appellation fights in 2006 and adversary David Estrada for the abandoned NABF welterweight championship in 2008. He is currently world-rated No. 8 by the WBC.