Alejandro Montiel: The Unsung Mexican Boxing Warrior
Alejandro Félix Montiel, nicknamed “Rude Boy,” came from one of Mexico’s best-known boxing families in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. The son of trainer and former boxer Manuel Montiel Sr., he was the older brother of Fernando and Pedro Montiel and a professional in his own right.
Boxing career and major results
Video note: The embedded YouTube title gives the date as September 22, 2007. Boxing records list Montiel’s bout with Jonathan Oquendo as December 16, 2006, when Oquendo won by first-round TKO. The clip is retained, but its displayed date conflicts with the recorded bout date.
Montiel boxed professionally from 1989 to 2006. His recorded ledger is 51 wins, 8 losses and no draws, with 30 knockouts and one no-contest. He captured the IBA flyweight title and later challenged for major-belt honors against elite opposition.
On February 10, 1997, Johnson retained the championship with a unanimous decision over Montiel after 12 rounds. Montiel later challenged IBF flyweight champion Irene Pacheco in 2002 and lost another 12-round decision.
Montiel’s career included more than fifty victories across the flyweight and bantamweight ranks, an IBA championship, distinct from the major IBF belt, and demanding assignments in world-title fights. He was a durable contender from the Montiel boxing family.
Sources
Sources: BoxRec: Alejandro Félix Montiel profile and record; BoxRec: Manuel Montiel Sr. and family connections.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
