MONTIEL- DONAIRE L.A. PRESSCON QUOTES AND PHOTOS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 12 Jan 2011
Downtown Los Angeles:- Following a very successful initial press conference yesterday in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bob Arum?s Top Rank Promotions immediately held another one in this city, at the world famous Biltmore Hotel none-the-less to formally announce the big fight between world champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico and Fil-Am Nonito Donaire Jr.
Montiel currently holds the WBO and the WBC bantamweight belts while Donaire is the present Continental Americas Bantamweight diadem.
For years Donaire had been on the hunt for the ?biggest fight out there? and finally will get his wish on February 19th at the Events Center of the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino.
Both fighters had very impressive last fights leading to their tiff next month. Donaire knocked-out Volodymir Siderenko after four one-sided bloody war. Siderenko?s loss was the first time he was ever knocked-out.
Montiel for his part toyed with Mexican journeyman Jovanny Soto before putting him away in the second round.
QUOTES::
Bob Holloran - Top Rank:- ?The opening odds are +180 Montiel and -220 Donaire. How they figured that out, I don?t know.?
Tonny Walker - HBO :- ?This is our first big fight for the year from Las Vegas and it will be exciting to watch. We have two impressive professionals who are willing to fight.?
Fernando Beltran - Zanfer Promotions:- Who ever wins, there will probably be a re-match and they will make a whole lot of money. We know we will win this fight and being underdog does not bother us. We have proven that in Japan against Hasegawa.?
Bob Arum:- ?The beauty of this event is that it's not only a title fight, but the principal support will make it a tremendous fight. People will come in from LA and the Southwest, and Mexico to see this fight.
?We have re-configured the Mandalay Bay Events Center to accommodate 6000 people so everyone who comes to see the fight will have great seats.
?This fight is a real tossup and both fighter comes to fight and they both know how to fight. If there is a bantamweight fight you would like to see, this is it."
Robert Garcia:- "We know that they are the best two bantamweight in the world so we are going to have a good fight. Nonito can adjust to anyone and we will do our best to win.?
Donaire: "This is the biggest test for me, a fight that will shut all doubts that I belong to the top. Montiel is a good puncher and it will be fireworks. He will do his best and I will do my best so its going to be a good fight."
Montiel:- ?It's going to be a war. I have not met a complete fighter like Nonito but I know we will win.?
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