On April 30, 2016, a 37-year-old Fernando Montiel (54-5-2, 39 KOs) and Jorge Lara met in the ring.
Montiel came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 16 days.
Fernando Montiel lost to Jorge Lara via KO in the 1st round, and adds an loss to his record at 54-6-2.
On October 14, 2015, a 36-year-old Fernando Montiel (54-4-2, 39 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight IBF title held by 28-year-old Welsh boxer Lee Selby (21-1, 8 KOs).
Montiel came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months. Selby was on a 17-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 14 days.
Lee Selby defeated Fernando Montiel via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Selby improves his record to 22-1, while Montiel adds a loss to his record at 54-5-2.
On November 19, 2011, a 32-year-old Fernando Montiel (46-3-2, 36 KOs) and Victor Terrazas met in the ring in a super-bantamweight bout.
Montiel came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Fernando Montiel lost to Victor Terrazas via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-bantamweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 46-4-2.
On February 19, 2011, the 31-year-old WBC and WBO bantamweight world champion, Fernando Montiel (44-2-2, 34 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Filipino boxer Nonito Donaire (25-1, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Montiel came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Donaire was on a 24-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 15 days.
Nonito Donaire made very easy work of Fernando Montiel, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Donaire improves his record to 26-1 (18 KOs), while Montiel adds a loss to his record at 44-3-2.
On May 27, 2006, a 27-year-old Fernando Montiel (33-1-1, 25 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBO title held by 24-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Jhonny González (32-4, 28 KOs).
Montiel came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 28 days. González was on a 18-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 2 days.
Jhonny González defeated Fernando Montiel via split decision and successfully defended his WBO bantamweight title. González improves his record to 33-4, while Montiel adds a loss to his record at 33-2-1.
On August 16, 2003, the 24-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Fernando Montiel (27-0-1, 21 KOs), faced a 32-year-old American boxer Mark Johnson (41-3, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Montiel came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 7 days. Johnson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 19 days.
Mark Johnson defeated Fernando Montiel via majority decision . Johnson improves his record to 42-3, while Montiel adds a loss to his record at 27-1-1.