Unified Bantamweight Champ faces months out Morel: misses out WBO and WBC Bantamweight Champion Fernando Montiel has suffered a fractured leg in a motorcycle accident last weekend which is expected to keep him out of the ring for the next few months. The Mexican was due to fight Eric Morel on November 20th, which has now been scrapped and there is increasing doubts that the scheduled match-up with former flyweight and super-flyweight champion Nonito Donaire on February 19th will now go ahead. Donaire: on hold Donaire has expressed his scepticism that the bout with Montiel would have been made in the first place “I had doubts. I heard various reports and figured something would postpone the Montiel fight,” said the 27-year-old Filipino. “We wanted to make sure, that’s why we signed a two-fight contract with Top Rank to ensure us that we are going to fight Montiel.” “I’m happy signing that contract to make sure my fight with Montiel gets made,” added Donaire. M...
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