Fernando Montiel
| Fernando Montiel | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Fernando Montiel Martínez |
| Nickname(s) | Cochulito |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) |
| Reach | 66 1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born |
March 1, 1979 Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 62 |
| Wins | 54 |
| Wins by KO | 39 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 2 |
Fernando Montiel Martínez (born March 1, 1979) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a four-time former world champion in three weight classes, having held the WBO flyweight title from 2001 to 2002; the WBO junior bantamweight title twice between 2002 and 2008; and the unified WBC and WBO bantamweight titles from 2010 to 2011.
Fernando Montiel is the youngest child of Manuel Montiel Sr., a former professional boxer and Fernando's current trainer. Fernando has four brothers that are former professional boxers: Eduardo Montiel, Alejandro Felix Montiel, Pedro Montiel and Manuel Montiel Jr. Fernando learned the sport of boxing in his father's gym located in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico alongside fellow boxer, Jorge "Travieso" Arce.
Regarding his nickname, Fernando has explained that one of his father's sister could not pronounce his father's name, Manuel de Jesus, when she was of younger age, so she called her brother "Cochul." The nickname was later on passed to Fernando in diminutive form, since "Cochulito" roughly translates into "Little Cochul." The nickname has no relation to a rooster, as many have argued.
Montiel made his professional debut on December 6, 1996, at the age of 16. He accumulated a record of 20–0–1, which included a win over future champion Cruz Carbajal, before challenging WBO Flyweight Champion Isidro García. Montiel won the bout by seventh round TKO to become champion at age 20. He defended the Flyweight title three times against Olympic medalist Zoltan Lunka, former champion Juan Domingo Córdoba and future champion Jose "Carita" Lopez.
In his next bout, Montiel moved up to the super flyweight division and defeated WBO Champion Pedro Alcázar. He defended the super flyweight title against Roy Doliguez and also defeated former champion Ruben Sánchez León, but then lost the title to Mark Johnson by majority decision.
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