Proving he’s a man of his word, Nonito Donaire Jr. made good on his vow to knock out Fernando Montiel of Mexico in a sensational performance reminiscent of Manny Pacquiao’s second round demolition of Ricky Hatton. Donaire promised to be the first fighter ever to stop Montiel and did it with a flourish in the second round of their WBC/WBO bantamweight title bout before 4,805 fans at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas last Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila). In a devastating display of power, the Filipino Flash landed a counter left hook to the temple and added a right uppercut as Montiel crumpled to the canvas. Montiel lay flat on his back, his legs twitching uncontrollably a few seconds. He desperately tried to get on his feet, stumbled once and with glazed eyes, managed to beat the count. Referee Russell Mora took a long look at Montiel before resuming the action. But the outcome was a foregone conclusion. Donaire came charging in. He faked a right then connected with a jarring left to the side of the face. Montiel was virtually defenseless. Mora quickly stepped in to end it at the 2:25 mark. Read more: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=659451&publicationSubCategoryId=63
