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| Date | February 19, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC and WBO bantamweight titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Donaire wins via 2nd–round TKO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire , billed as Think Fast!, was a bantamweight world title fight, which pitted 2 fighters both on The Ring's Top 10 pound-for-pound list. [1]
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, 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]
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