Fernando Montiel vs.

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, billed as ''Think Fast!'', was a

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world title fight, which pitted 2 fighters both on ''The Rings Top 10 pound-for-pound list.

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, 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.

Undercard

Televised

* Bantamweight Unified Championship bout: Fernando Montiel (c) vs.

**Donaire defeats Montiel by TKO at 2:25 in round 2. *Welterweight bout: Mike Jones vs.

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**Jones defeats Karass by unanimous decision. *Welterweight bout:

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vs. Gabriel Martinez **Melligen defeats Martinez by unanimous decision. *Welterweight bout:

Mike Alvarado Mike Alvarado (born July 28, 1980) is an American professional boxer who held the WBO light welterweight title in 2013. Early life Alvarado was born in Denver, Colorado. He is the cousin of featherweight prospect Ricky López and his biologic ...

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:

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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

External links

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