Antoine Montero: Boxing Career and Major Results
Antoine Montero was a French professional boxer who competed at flyweight, super-flyweight and bantamweight. He won European Boxing Union titles at flyweight in 1983 and bantamweight in 1986. The French Boxing Federation and Le Dauphiné Libéré document his European-title career.
Three world-title challenges
Montero challenged for world titles three times and lost each bout. WBC flyweight champion Gabriel Bernal stopped him in the 11th round in June 1984. In May 1985, he lost a 15-round decision to WBA flyweight champion Santos Laciar. He made his final challenge on January 31, 1987, against WBC super-flyweight champion Gilberto Román in Montpellier; Román stopped him in the ninth round. The contemporary UPI report describes the bout and notes that it was Montero’s third world-title challenge.
Montero never won a world championship. His record instead includes European honors in two weight classes and three appearances against world champions. His 1987 bout with Román is preserved in the footage above.
Sources
- Le Dauphiné Libéré, reporting on Montero’s European titles.
- United Press International, January 31, 1987, on Román’s ninth-round stoppage.
- Los Angeles Times, February 1, 1987, on the WBC title defense.
- BoxRec, WBA Flyweight Title Fights, for the 1985 Laciar bout.
- United Press International, June 1, 1984, on Bernal’s defense against Montero.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
