Nonito Donaire crushes Fernando Montiel, bags bantamweight crowns

The "Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire now barges into superstardom after a sensational win against Mexican world champion Fernando Montiel in a batamweight fight held on February 19 (February 20, Philippine Time), 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Donaire finished off the fight early by landing a devastating counter left hook to the head that sent Montiel on his back, legs twitching, two minutes into the second round. The then undefeated Montiel got up but Donaire went for the kill prompting the referee to stop the bout at the round's 2:25 mark.

"I needed to be strong but it was the speed that was the key. He left himself open and that gave me the advantage," Donaire said. "I was surprised he got up after I landed that flush shot.", the new champion added.

According to Top Rank promotions via Twitter, Montiel "was sent to the hospital to be checked due to the way he was knocked out."

The technical knockout win hailed Donaire as the new WBO and WBC bantamweight champ.

After this 25th consecutive win, the 28 year-old Donaire improved his record to 26-1 with 18 KOs. While, Montiel fell to 44-3-2.

James Jones wins 3-Point Shootout | 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend

The Miami Heat forward, James Jones invaded the Footlocker 3-Point Shootout Contest in the NBA All-Star 2011 held on Saturday, February 19th in Los Angeles, California. Jones emerged victorious despite the presence of two of the best 3-point shooters of the league, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics.

Jones outscored 'sharpshooters' Allen and Pierce and the rest of the contestants. He made a total score of 20 points - Allen got 15. He shared to the media that he felt no pressure in shooting the balls beyond the three-point arc and that he was comfortable in that zone and happy to compete with great players in the NBA.

Shortly after the game, Mike Trudell, a Lakers reporter, posted on Twitter that it was like "Miami beats Boston for the first time this season."

Quoting sportswriter Ryan Rudnansky, "Is this an ominous sign that the Heat will surpass the Celtics as the Beast from the East this year?"

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Donaire vs Montiel Live Streaming | Watch Online via Sopcast Channels, JustinTV, UStream

The Filpino Flash Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs) is out to take the greatest fight of his career. He will be up against the current holder of the WBC and WBO Bantamweight belts, Mexican Fernando Montiel who also needs the win to be able to level up in another category. The 12-round boxing action will be held on February 19, 2011 (February 20, Philippine Time) at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.


This 118-pound bout between Donaire and Montiel, currently both undefeated, will be shown via pay-per-view on HBO.

ABS-CBN will also be airing a delayed telecast of the Donaire Vs. Montiel fight starting at 10:15AM on Sunday and will replay the fight at 11:30PM the same day - 9PM on Studio 23.

If you want to watch the the live telecast of the Montiel-Donaire boxing fight, there are ways you can do it online. Some of the ways are through SOPCast Channels, JustinTV and UStream live online streaming.

Will try to update this post if I can find some SOPCast Channels and links to JustinTV and UStream.