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Donaire vs Montiel fight will happen in February in which the WBC-WBO bantamweight title of Fernando Montiel is at stake. If Nonito Donaire Jr. wins this match, he plans to unify the title by next taking on WBA champion Japanese Koki Kameda.

Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire Jr. is a two-division world champion known for his switch hits and ability to fight either southpaw or orthodox. Donaire is the WBC Continental Americas Bantamweight Champion and the number five pound-for-pound boxer in the world according to The Ring. Nonito Donaire, Jr. has a professional boxing record of won 25 (KO 17) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0 = 26.

Mexican boxer Fernando Montiel is currently the WBO and WBC Bantamweight champion and rated as the number seven pound-for-pound boxer by The Ring. Fernando Montiel has a professional boxing record of won 43 (KO 33) + lost 2 (KO 0) + drawn 2 = 47.

Watch Donaire vs Montiel fight, Freddie Roach warned Nonito regarding Montiel. The boxing trainer said that Donaire must not take the fight so lightly because Montiel knows the way to win. The coach gave Donaire a 50/50 chance of winning the title. He further added that the boxer is at high risk of being knocked out by Montiel. Donaire will most likely lose in the ring by knockout. The Filipino boxer said that after the Donaire vs Montiel fight, he plans to move up to a higher division – 122 pound division – where he will be a threat to anybody.