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Fernando Montiel

Fernando Montiel held the WBC and WBO bantamweight world titles, the WBO super flyweight world title and the WBO flyweight world title between 2000 and 2011. Montiel's highest place in The Ring's annual pound for pound ratings was No. 7, in 2010. Montiel first became a world champion aged 21 after winning the WBO flyweight world title by beating Isidro Garcia.

World title bouts
21
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
17–4
World titles held
4
Longest world title reign (WBO super flyweight, 2005–2009)
3 years, 8 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2000 – Jan 2016

FeatherweightIBF
BantamweightWBC
Super FlyweightWBO
FlyweightWBO
2000age 202001age 212002age 222003age 232004age 242005age 252006age 262007age 272008age 282009age 292010age 302011age 312012age 322013age 332014age 342015age 352016age 36
2000200520102015

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2015

  2. Lee Selby beats Fernando Montiel via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  3. 2013

  4. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 10 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  5. 2011

  6. Nonito Donaire beats Fernando Montiel via knockout 2/12

    Bantamweight · WBC and WBO

  7. 2010

  8. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 1 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 7 pound for pound in its annual ratings

  9. Fernando Montiel beats Rafael Concepcion via knockout 3/12

    Bantamweight · WBC and WBO

  10. Fernando Montiel beats Hozumi Hasegawa via knockout 4/12

    Bantamweight · WBC

  11. Fernando Montiel beats Ciso Morales via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  12. 2009

  13. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 9 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  14. Fernando Montiel becomes WBO bantamweight champion

    Bantamweight · WBO

  15. Fernando Montiel’s reign as the WBO super flyweight world champion ends

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  16. 2008

  17. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 2 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  18. Fernando Montiel beats Luis Maldonado via knockout 3/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  19. Fernando Montiel beats Martin Castillo via knockout 4/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  20. 2007

  21. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 5 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  22. Fernando Montiel beats Luis Melendez via knockout 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  23. Fernando Montiel beats Cecilio Santos via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  24. Fernando Montiel beats Z Gorres via split decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  25. 2006

  26. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 4 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  27. Jhonny Gonzalez beats Fernando Montiel via split decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBO

  28. 2005

  29. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 4 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  30. Fernando Montiel beats Pramuansak Posuwan via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  31. Fernando Montiel beats Everth Briceno via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  32. Fernando Montiel beats Ivan Hernandez via knockout 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  33. 2004

  34. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 8 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  35. 2003

  36. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 5 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  37. Mark Johnson beats Fernando Montiel via majority decision 12/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  38. Fernando Montiel beats Roy Doliguez via knockout 2/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  39. 2002

  40. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 3 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  41. Fernando Montiel beats Pedro Alcazar via knockout 6/12

    Super Flyweight · WBO

  42. 2001

  43. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 6 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  44. Fernando Montiel’s reign as the WBO flyweight world champion ends

    Flyweight · WBO

  45. Fernando Montiel beats Jose Lopez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  46. Fernando Montiel beats Juan Domingo Cordoba via knockout 1/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  47. Fernando Montiel beats Zoltan Lunka via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO

  48. 2000

  49. The Ring magazine rates Fernando Montiel No. 9 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  50. Fernando Montiel beats Isidro Garcia via knockout 7/12

    Flyweight · WBO