Fernando Montiel

Fernando Montiel is widely regarded as one of the most underrated boxers of his generation, with a professional career that spanned over 19 years. He fought in 62 bouts, winning an impressive 54 of them, with just six losses and two draws. Montiel recorded 39 knockout wins during his career, with his last fight taking place on April 30, 2016, against Jorge Lara. In this article, we will provide a detailed overview of Montiel's career, including his highlights and notable victories, as well as his world title wins and defenses.

Montiel started his professional boxing career at just 17 years old, making his debut in December 1996 against Manuel Tamayo. He defeated Tamayo via a 2nd round TKO, which was the start of an impressive run of 11 more consecutive wins - 10 of which came via stoppage.

Montiel's first world title fight was against Ruben Diaz in September 1999 for the super-flyweight WBA (vacant) title. He won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision to become the super-flyweight champion of the world at just 20 years old.

In his career, Montiel won world titles in three different weight classes, capturing six belts in total. He successfully defended his title 12 times, with 13 of those defenses being knockout wins.

Some of Montiel's most impressive victories include wins over Hozumi Hasegawa, Rafael Concepción, Ciso Morales, Roy Doliguez, Martín Castillo, Pedro Alcázar, and Juan Domingo Cordoba. He had a total of six losses, four of which came in title fights, with the other two coming in non-title bouts.

In terms of career highlights, Montiel defended his WBO flyweight title against Juan Domingo Cordoba in May 2001, winning the fight via 1st round KO. He won the WBO super-flyweight title from Pedro Alcázar and successfully defended it against Roy Doliguez in January and February 2003, respectively.

Probably Montiel's most significant achievement is winning the WBC bantamweight title from Hozumi Hasegawa in April 2010 via a 4th round TKO. This was a huge upset at the time, as Hasegawa was heavily favored to retain his title. Montiel successfully defended his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles against Rafael Concepción in July 2010 winning the fight via 3rd round KO.

Montiel's career also had its lows, with his first loss coming against Mark Johnson in August 2003 via a 12 round majority decision. The loss ended Montiel's impressive 27-fight win streak. He suffered two knockout defeats in his career, with his last fight against Jorge Lara in April 2016 resulting in a 1st round KO loss.

In conclusion, Fernando Montiel is undoubtedly one of the most underrated boxers of his generation. He had an impressive career, winning six titles across three different weight classes, and successfully defended his titles 12 times. Montiel had some notable victories over Hozumi Hasegawa, Rafael Concepción, Ciso Morales, Roy Doliguez, Martín Castillo, Pedro Alcázar, and Juan Domingo Cordoba. He had six losses, two of which came via knockout, and his last fight took place on April 30, 2016, against Jorge Lara.

Fernando Montiel Fight Record