DONAIRE SR SAYS MORALES HAS NO WEIGHT PROBLEM
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 28 Jan 2010
Trainer Nonito Donaire Sr says undefeated Ciso “Kid Terrible” Morales (14-0, 8 KO’s) has no weight problem and will surely make the 118 pound limit when he fights WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (39-2-2, 29 KO’s) on the “Pinoy Power III” Top Ranks fight card at the Las Vegas Hilton on February 13.
Donaire Sr. spoke to www.insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports while en route to the University of San Francisco with Morales and former WBO super flyweight champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona for a sparring session at the university with bigger fighters ready to give them a good workout.
The trainer who steered his son Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire to the IBF/IBO flyweight title with a sensational 5th round knockout of Vic Darchinyan and then handled Sonsona who won the WBO super flyweight title with a rousing win over veteran Jose Carita Lopez last September 4 said Morales was just seven pounds over the 118 pound limit
Donaire Sr Morales “runs five miles a day and we have no problem with his weight. I don’t know who is saying we have a problem with his weight.”
He said they plan to fly to Las Vegas on February 7 to wind down training for the title fight.
The elite trainer said both Morales and Sonsona were “in good condition” and indicated that Sonsona who battles undefeated Puerto Rican champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr for the WBO super bantamweight title in Puerto Rico on February 27 has “made a lot of changes. He is more focused and I don’t see any problem with him.”
Morales stepped in for Z “The Dream” Gorres who was scheduled to fight Montiel in an eagerly awaited rematch . However, the flashy southpaw suffered a tragic injury after putting on a superb display to beat Colombia’s Luis Melendez over ten rounds at the Mandalay Bay House of Blues last November 12. Gorres collapsed in his corner after the decision was announced and was rushed to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas where he underwent brain surgery that ended his promising career.
After Montiel turned down Michael Domingo as a replacement for Gorres, the Mexican champion accepted Morales as a substitute for Gorres.
Morales said he is dedicating his fight to Gorres and wants to win the title for the stricken fighter who has said he wants to be at ringside to watch Morales and the other Filipino boxers in action in a card to be telecast in the Philippines by the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN.
The 22 year old Morales is the reigning WBO Oriental super bantamweight champion having won the vacant title in a close but unanimous decision over tough Indonesian Maragin Marbun on February 9, 2008. He is coming off an eighth round majority decision over Miguel Angel Gonzalez Piedras last November 21 at Casino Rama, Ontario, Canada.
The 30 year old Montiel is coming off a third round technical draw against Alejandro Valdez last September 12, 2009.
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