Nonito Donaire crushes Fernando Montiel, bags bantamweight crowns

The "Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire now barges into superstardom after a sensational win against Mexican world champion Fernando Montiel in a batamweight fight held on February 19 (February 20, Philippine Time), 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Donaire finished off the fight early by landing a devastating counter left hook to the head that sent Montiel on his back, legs twitching, two minutes into the second round. The then undefeated Montiel got up but Donaire went for the kill prompting the referee to stop the bout at the round's 2:25 mark.

"I needed to be strong but it was the speed that was the key. He left himself open and that gave me the advantage," Donaire said. "I was surprised he got up after I landed that flush shot.", the new champion added.

According to Top Rank promotions via Twitter, Montiel "was sent to the hospital to be checked due to the way he was knocked out."

The technical knockout win hailed Donaire as the new WBO and WBC bantamweight champ.

After this 25th consecutive win, the 28 year-old Donaire improved his record to 26-1 with 18 KOs. While, Montiel fell to 44-3-2.

James Jones wins 3-Point Shootout | 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend

The Miami Heat forward, James Jones invaded the Footlocker 3-Point Shootout Contest in the NBA All-Star 2011 held on Saturday, February 19th in Los Angeles, California. Jones emerged victorious despite the presence of two of the best 3-point shooters of the league, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics.

Jones outscored 'sharpshooters' Allen and Pierce and the rest of the contestants. He made a total score of 20 points - Allen got 15. He shared to the media that he felt no pressure in shooting the balls beyond the three-point arc and that he was comfortable in that zone and happy to compete with great players in the NBA.

Shortly after the game, Mike Trudell, a Lakers reporter, posted on Twitter that it was like "Miami beats Boston for the first time this season."

Quoting sportswriter Ryan Rudnansky, "Is this an ominous sign that the Heat will surpass the Celtics as the Beast from the East this year?"

Photo courtesy of Getty Images.

Donaire vs Montiel Live Streaming | Watch Online via Sopcast Channels, JustinTV, UStream

The Filpino Flash Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs) is out to take the greatest fight of his career. He will be up against the current holder of the WBC and WBO Bantamweight belts, Mexican Fernando Montiel who also needs the win to be able to level up in another category. The 12-round boxing action will be held on February 19, 2011 (February 20, Philippine Time) at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.


This 118-pound bout between Donaire and Montiel, currently both undefeated, will be shown via pay-per-view on HBO.

ABS-CBN will also be airing a delayed telecast of the Donaire Vs. Montiel fight starting at 10:15AM on Sunday and will replay the fight at 11:30PM the same day - 9PM on Studio 23.

If you want to watch the the live telecast of the Montiel-Donaire boxing fight, there are ways you can do it online. Some of the ways are through SOPCast Channels, JustinTV and UStream live online streaming.

Will try to update this post if I can find some SOPCast Channels and links to JustinTV and UStream.

Patricia Bermudez and Vince Hizon Wedding Proposal Video

In celebration of the love month, let me share to you one of the most memorable wedding proposals witnessed on live television.

On June 8, 2003 during a half-time break of a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) game, courtside-reporter Patricia Bermudez was delivering her spiel when she heard her boyfriend PBA player Vince Hizon's voice on the microphone. A few moments after, Hizon went down on his knees saying, “Will you make me the happiest man in the world and be Mrs. Vince Hizon?”

The video of it was recently uploaded on Youtube which gained more than 50 thousand hits after 2-3 days.

Here is the Patricia Bermudez and Vince Hizon Wedding Proposal Video



Check out Patricia Bermudez's article about this unforgettable moment of her life HERE.

Stern calls James' NBA Decision "ill conceived"

NEW YORK (AFP) – Despite calls from Dallas owner Mark Cuban to investigate how three high-profile free agents ended up on Miami, the NBA said Monday no formal complaints have been filed with the league.

NBA commissioner David Stern said LeBron James' made for TV special, dubbed The Decision, was "ill conceived" but added he and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all acted within their rights.

"Our players, having negotiated for the right to be free agents at some point in their career, are totally within their rights to seek employment with any other team," Stern said.

"That's something we agreed to. That's something we embrace. That's our system."

Speaking from Las Vegas, where the league's owners met Monday, Stern said he wished James had notified the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier than he did about his decision to join Miami.

James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all decided last week to play together in Miami, working out six-year deals after talking each other through the free agent process.

James was condemned in his hometown of Cleveland following the decision. His jersey was burned in the streets, billboards were defaced or removed and the Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert delivered several sharp-tongued statements in which he called James a "coward" and accused him of quitting on his teammates in the "post-season".

Stern also slapped Gilbert with a 1,000 dollar fine Monday for his comments. Stern said Gilbert's statements were "a little bit extreme."

US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson also took a dim view of Gilbert's commments. Jackson said Gilbert's comments show he sees James, an African-American, as a "runaway slave" and that Gilbert's comments put the player in danger.

"He speaks as an owner of LeBron and not the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers," Jackson said. "His feelings of betrayal personify a slave master mentality. He sees LeBron as a runaway slave. This is an owner employee relationship -- between business partners -- and LeBron honoured his contract."

Said Gilbert, "I strongly disagree with Rev. Jesse Jackson's recent comments and we are not going to engage in any related discussion on it. Going forward, we're very excited about the Cavaliers and the positive future of our region."

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Stern added his voice to the list to those who thought the James' ESPN show was badly scripted.

"[James] was certainly entitled to [make the announcement on television]...Had he asked my advice in advance, I might have suggested that he advise Cleveland at an earlier time than apparently he had that he was leaving," Stern said. "I would have advised him not to embarked on what has become known as 'The Decision.' It was ill conceived, badly produced and poorly executed."

Source: MB