By Jake Donovan - Unified titlist Fernando Montiel continues to plead his case as the best bantamweight on the planet, dominating late replacement Rafael Concepcion This content is protected en route to a stoppage at 1:07 of the third round Saturday evening at Palenque de la Feria in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Both fighters weighed in at the divisional limit of 118 lb. for the main event, which aired live on Fox Sports Espanol. The bout was Montiels first since traveling to Japan less than three months ago to score a shocking upset over Hozumi Hasegawa. The win earned Montiel the distinction of becoming the divisions first unified champion since the title became splintered more than three decades ago. Fighting in his native Mexico, Montiels first defense of the unified titles was to come against mandatory challenger Eric Morel. That fight fell apart when Morel pulled up lame, claiming an injured leg in abruptly pulling out of the bout earlier this month. In came Concepcion, whom Top Rank had scheduled to appear on the card in the event that Morel would find a way to back out of the fight. What resulted was a rout, not that Montiels countryman in attendance seemed to mind, wildly cheering every punch thrown by one of the very best to come out of the boxing rich town of Los Mochis, Mexico...................FINALLY DONAIRE GETTING AN OPPONENT WHO CAN GIVE HIM A GOOD FIGHT.........POSSIBLY FIGHT OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE! CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE!:thumbsup
