Fernando Montiel
Fernando Montiel was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on March 1st, 1979 and is the Boxer. At the age of 45, Fernando Montiel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Fernando Montiel Martínez (born March 1, 1979) is a Mexican professional boxer.
He is a multiple-time former world champion in three weight classes, having held the WBO flyweight title from 2001 to 2002, the WBO junior bantamweight title twice between 2002 and 2008, and the unified WBC and WBO bantamweight titles from 2010 to 2011.
Early life
Fernando Montiel is the youngest child of Manuel Montiel Sr., a former professional boxer and Fernando's current trainer. Fernando has four brothers that are former professional boxers: Eduardo Montiel, Alejandro Felix Montiel, Pedro Montiel and Manuel Montiel Jr. Fernando learned the sport of boxing in his father's gym located in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico alongside fellow boxer, Jorge "Travieso" Arce.
Regarding his nickname, Fernando has explained that one of his father's sister could not pronounce his father's name, Manuel de Jesus, when she was of younger age, so she called her brother "Cochul." The nickname was later on passed to Fernando in diminutive form, since "Cochulito" roughly translates into "Little Cochul." The nickname has no relation to a rooster, as many have argued.
Professional career
Montiel made his professional debut on December 6, 1996 at the age of 16. He racked up a record of 20–0–1, which included a win over future champion Cruz Carbajal before facing WBO Flyweight Champion Isidro Garca. Montiel qualified to become the champion at age 20 after winning the match by seventh-round TKO. Against Olympic medalist Zoltan Lunka, former champion Juan Domingo Córdoba and future champion Jose "Carita" Lopez, he defended the Flyweight championship three times.
Montiel defeated WBO Champion Pedro Alcázar, who died as a result of the blows he took during his fight, moving into the super flyweight division. He defended the super flyweight title against Roy Doliguez and later beat former champion Ruben Sánchez León, but then lost the title by majority vote to Mark Johnson.
Montiel won all three of his bouts in 2004, then regained the WBO title by knocking out champion Ivan Hernández, who had just knocked out Johnson. Montiel defended his super flyweight title against Evert Briceno (21–2) and Pramuansak Posuwan (29–0–1) on Saturday. He stepped up to the bantamweight division and confronted WBO Champion Jhonny González, but ultimately lost the match by a split decision. Montiel returned to the super flyweight division and kept his title by defeating Z Gorres (26–1–1), Cecilio Santos (22–2–1), former champion Martn Castillo (33–0). Montiel defeated Luis Maldonado by third-round technical KO defeat on May 31, 2008 in San Luis Potos, Mexico, to successfully defend his WBO crown for the eighth time. Montiel knocked Maldonado down in rounds one and three, and the match was called off during Montiel's follow-up barrage.
He advanced to the bantamweight division in his next match, defeating future champion Juan Alberto Rosas. He defeated Diego Oscar Silva (24–1–3) by the third round to win the Interim WBO Bantamweight title. Montiel became a three division champion after being promoted to full Bantamweight champion on April 25.
Montiel met Alejandro Valdez, a Mexican Jesuit, 21–3–2) at the Palenque de la Feria in Tepic, Nayarit, on September 12, 2009. At the 3rd round, the match was decided by a technical draw. Montiel defeated Filipino prospect Ciso Morales (14–0) via KO at the 1st round, successfully defending his WBO Bantamweight title.
Montiel met WBC Bantamweight Champion Hozumi Hasegawa in Tokyo, Japan, on April 30, 2010. Montiel, a strong underdog going into the match, knocked out Hasegawa in the fourth round, putting an end to the Japanese fighter's 5-year title reign. Montiel unify the WBC and WBO Bantamweight titles with the win.
Montiel defended his positions against Rafael Concepción on October 30, 2010. In the second round, Montiel put Concepcion to the ground twice before he was disqualified in the third round.
Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire, according to promoter Bob Arum, are on a collision course with a February 19, 2011 match. Fernando had a 10-round non-title match against fellow Mexican Jovanny Soto on December 10, 2010 in Saltillo, Coahuila, before his bout with Donaire. Montiel defeated Soto via KO in the second round of the second round.
The fight against Nonito Donaire took place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 19, 2011. Montiel lost his first TKO in the second round for the first time.
Montiel revealed in the Mexican media that he would return to the ring in the super bantamweight division because he had trouble breaking the 118 pound bantamweight maximum during his fight against Donaire. He bounced back from victories over future champion Nehomar Cermeno and Alvaro Perez, then met Victor Terrazas for the vacant WBC Silver Super Bantamweight title, but was disqualified by a 12 round vote in what was deemed an upset.
After putting together an eight-fight winning streak and securing a victory over former champion Cristobal Cruz in the IBF World Featherweight Championship, he met Lee Selby for the IBF World Featherweight Championship but lost in a 12 round match. Montiel lost in the first round to Jorge Lara in his first fight.