On May 31, 2008, Fernando Montiel (37-2-1, 28 KOs), the super-flyweight WBO champion, defends his title against fellow Mexican challenger, Luis Maldonado (35-3-1, 26 KOs).
Fernando Montiel is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 4th round KO victory over Martín Castillo, 3 months and 15 days ago. Luis Maldonado is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 8th round TKO loss to Nonito Donaire, 5 months and 30 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Fernando Montiel at 99-1 winning odds. Luis Maldonado really doesn't have much to present against Montiel.
Fernando Montiel made easy work of Luis Maldonado, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Montiel improves his record to 38-2-1 (29 KOs), while Maldonado adds a loss to his record at 35-4-1.