Saúl Montana

Saúl Montana
Statistics
Real name Saúl Montana
Nickname(s) La Cobra
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach 75 in (192 cm)
Nationality Mexico Mexican
Born (1970-11-23) November 23, 1970
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 66
Wins 51
Wins by KO 45
Losses 15
Draws 0
No contests 0

Saúl "La Cobra" Montana (born November 23, 1970 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico) is a Mexican boxer in the Heavyweight division.[1] Montana is the former Mexican National Champion at Light Heavyweight, IBA, NABA, WBC Mundo Hispano, WBC Continental Americas Champion at Cruiserweight, NBA, and Mexican National Champion at Heavyweight.[2]

Pro career

Montana turned pro in 1988 and won the Mexican Light Heavyweight Championship by knocking out an undefeated Isaias Lucero es negro(21-0).[3]

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion

In November 1993, Saul lost a shot at WBA Light Heavyweight Champion, Virgil Hill in 1993. The fight was close until it was stopped.

Move to Cruiserweight

Montana moved to cruiserweight and lost to former Olympian Torsten May in 1995 and Uriah Grant in 1996.[4]

IBF Cruiserweight Championship

Montana then beat Kenny Keene and then Grant in a rematch, setting up a shot at Vassiliy Jirov for his IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Montana lost via TKO and moved up to heavyweight in 2001.

Move to Heavyweight

He had a lot of success at Heavyweight, upsetting the undefeated China Smith and winning a rematch.

On September 11, 2010 lost a twelve round decision to Johnathon Banks, the bout was for Johnathon's NABF Heavyweight Championship.

During his boxing career Montana has fought many famous fighters like Virgil Hill (twice), Uriah Grant (twice), David Tua, Denis Bakhtov, Johnathon Banks, Torsten May, Tye Fields, Sinan Şamil Sam, Grigory Drozd, and James Toney.

Professional boxing record

52 Wins (46 knockouts, 6 decisions), 17 Losses (10 knockouts, 7 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 13-4-1 Mexico Felipe "El Indio" Romero MD 12 20/05/2011 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Loss 24-1-1 United States Johnathon Banks UD 12 11/09/2010 Germany Frankfurt, Hessen, Mexico NABF Heavyweight Title. 109-118, 110-117, 111-116.
Win 13-3 Mexico Ramiro "El Filosofo" Reducindo KO 1 30/07/2010 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title. Ramiro knocked out at 0:48 of the first round.
Win 1-3 Mexico Alejandro de la Torre TKO 1 24/04/2010 Mexico Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Win 8-12 Mexico Jorge "La Mole" Valenzuela TKO ??? 07/12/2008 Mexico San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Win -- Mexico Fernando Vicente KO 1 18/08/2008 Mexico Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.Vicente knocked out at 0:26 of the first round.
Loss 47-3-1 New Zealand David Tua KO 1 18/08/2007 Utah Sandy, Utah, United States Montana knocked out at 2:15 of the first round.
Win 11-13 Mexico Mario Maciel KO 1 02/12/2006 Mexico Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title. Maciel knocked out at 2:19 of the first round.
Loss 25-3 Turkey Sinan Samil "Bull from Bosporous" Sam UD 12 29/07/2006 Germany Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany WBC International Heavyweight Title. 114-115, 112-116, 112-116.
Win 9-1-1 Mexico Daniel "Oso" Cota TKO 7 17/06/2006 Mexico Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Loss 33-1 United States Tye "Big Sky" Fields TKO 3 05/08/2005 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the third round.
Win 20-3 Russia Denis Bakhtov TKO 5 27/04/2005 Russia Moscow, Russia
Win 10-15-3 Mexico Agustin Corpus UD 12 03/12/2004 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Win 15-4-1 United States Gabe "Big G" Brown UD 10 25/09/2004 Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Win 3-0 Mexico Benito "El Asesino" Quiroz KO 5 14/05/2004 Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Loss 18-0 Russia Grigory "Pretty Boy" Drozd TKO 9 30/03/2004 California Inglewood, California, United States IBO World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:02 of the ninth round.
Win 15-3-1 United States Gabe "Big G" Brown TKO 1 08/11/2003 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the first round.
Win 19-5-1 United States Greg "Kid Chocolate" Pickrom KO 7 16/06/2003 Texas Houston, Texas, United States WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title. Pickrom knocked out at 3:05 of the seventh round.
Win 15-14-2 Mexico Eduardo "Guina" Ayala TKO 8 14/03/2003 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Win 9-10-2 Mexico Ricardo Arce KO 1 13/12/2002 Mexico Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Win 23-1 United States China "Dragon" Smith TKO 3 05/10/2002 Florida Tampa, Florida, United States NBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the third round.
Win 26-7 Mexico Nestor Maciel TKO 2 30/08/2002 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Heavyweight Title.
Win 23-0 United States China "Dragon" Smith TKO 7 19/04/2002 Florida Tampa, Florida, United States NBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:32 of the seventh round.
Loss 15-3 Cuba Ramon Garbey TKO 8 03/11/2001 Florida Miami, Florida, United States IBA Continental Super Cruiserweight Title.
Win 0-3 Mexico Carlos "Superman" Sandoval TKO 4 27/10/2001 Mexico Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Loss 60-4-2 United States James "Lights Out" Toney TKO 2 29/03/2001 Michigan Detroit, Michigan, United States IBA World Super Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the second round.
Loss 12-1 United States Jason Robinson UD 12 02/02/2001 Nevada Reno, Nevada, United States WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title.
Win 2-11 United States "Ricky" Ricardo Phillips KO 1 02/12/2000 Mexico Mexico
Loss 13-0-2 Dominica Louis "Lion" Azille KO 1 16/09/2000 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 22-0 Kazakhstan Vassiliy "Tiger" Jirov TKO 9 12/02/2000 Idaho Boise, Idaho, United States IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the ninth round.
Win 18-11-1 United States George Stephens KO 1 15/05/1999 Florida Miami, Florida, United States Stephens knocked out at 1:59 of the first round.
Win 21-4-1 United States Tiwon Taylor TKO 1 28/08/1998 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States NABA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:48 of the first round.
Win 26-13 Jamaica Uriah "Bossman" Grant TKO 12 21/02/1998 Florida Miami, Florida, United States NABA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:46 of the 12th round.
Win 40-2 United States Kenny "Emmett Eliminator" Keene UD 12 14/10/1997 Idaho Boise, Idaho, United States IBA World Cruiserweight Title. 115-113, 116-112, 115-112.
Win 9-7-1 Mexico Cesar Rendon UD 10 30/08/1997 California Coachella, California, United States
Win 9-6-1 Mexico Cesar Rendon UD 10 10/06/1997 California Ontario, California, United States
Loss 24-12 Jamaica Uriah "Bossman" Grant KO 3 07/12/1996 California Indio, California, United States
Win 15-36-1 United States Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray TKO 5 07/10/1996 Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela
Win 17-24-6 United States Jimmy Bills TKO 4 29/06/1996 California Indio, California, United States
Win 2-7 Mexico Jaime Munguia KO 1 22/09/1995 California Coachella, California, United States
Loss 8-0 Germany Torsten May UD 10 25/03/1995 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win -- Pedro Salinas KO 3 03/02/1995 Mexico Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Win 21-1 United States Jade "Jewel" Scott KO 3 01/11/1994 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 13-4-1 Argentina Jose Arnaldo Balbuena TKO 1 13/05/1994 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico WBC Mundo Hispano Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 36-1 United States Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill TKO 10 09/11/1993 North Dakota Fargo, North Dakota, United States WBA World Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the tenth round.
Win 2-4 Mexico Jaime Munguia KO 3 28/09/1993 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 7-13-1 Dominican Republic Jorge Amparo PTS 10 11/05/1993 Mexico Tijuana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Loss 21-1 Mexico Isaias "Bestia" Lucero PTS 12 19/12/1992 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 3-3-1 Mexico Mario Osuna KO 1 29/08/1992 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 19-2 Mexico Salvador Maciel TKO 6 15/05/1992 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss 18-2 Mexico Salvador Maciel DQ 7 14/02/1992 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 0-2 Javier Pena KO 1 21/12/1991 Mexico San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 21-0 Mexico Isaias Lucero KO 1 18/10/1991 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Mexico Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 3-2 Mexico Martin Lopez KO 1 03/05/1991 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 0-2 United States "San" Antonio Ramos KO 2 05/04/1991 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Win 1-4 Mexico Guillermo Chavez KO 2 10/03/1991 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Win 0-1 Mexico Rosendo Rosales TKO 3 01/02/1991 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Win 0-1 Mario Felix KO 1 05/01/1991 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Win 2-1 Mexico Mario Osuna KO 10 16/11/1990 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win -- Carlos Mendoza KO 1 05/10/1990 Mexico San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 0-1 Javier Pena KO 5 31/08/1990 Mexico La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 1-0 Mexico Manuel Soto KO 2 07/07/1990 Mexico San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Win 0-2 Mexico Emeterio Soto KO 1 15/06/1990 Mexico Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win 3-3 Uruguay Sergio "The Surge" Gonzalez KO 3 10/05/1990 Mexico Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Win 1-2 Mexico Jorge Vilchis KO 4 09/02/1990 Mexico Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Win -- Mario Ruiz KO 2 06/01/1990 Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 0-0-1 Mexico Alberto Castillo KO 1 21/12/1989 Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win 0-3 Mexico Jorge Ceron KO 1 12/05/1989 Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Loss 6-1-1 United States Troy Weaver KO 1 29/11/1988 California Reseda, California, United States

References

  1. ↑ Saúl “La Cobra” Montana, va por el título pesado contra El Vikingo
  2. ↑ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Saul_Montana
  3. ↑ http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=4058
  4. ↑ http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news/sho0510.php

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