Saul Montana boxer
- bouts
- 72
- won
- 53
- lost
- 19
- draw
- 0
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- heavyweight
- Debut
- 1988-11-29
- Height
- 5′ 11″/180cm
- Reach
- 72″/183cm
- Age
- -
- Born
- 1970-11-23
- Death
- -
- Nationality
- Mexico
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Saúl "La Cobra" Montana (born November 23, 1970 in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico) is a retired professional boxer. Montana is the former Mexican National Champion at Light heavyweight, IBA, NABA, WBC Mundo Hispano, WBC Continental Americas Champion at Cruiserweight, NBA, and Mexican National Champion at Heavyweight. He also challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight championship in 2000.Montana turned pro in 1988 and won the Mexican Light heavyweight Championship by knocking out an undefeated Isaias Lucero es negro(21-0).In November 1993, Saul lost a shot at WBA Light heavyweight Champion, Virgil Hill in 1993. The fight was close until it was stopped.Montana moved to cruiserweight and lost to former Olympian Torsten May in 1995 and Uriah Grant in 1996.Montana then beat Kenny Keene and then Grant in a rematch, setting up a shot at Vassiliy Jirov for his IBF Cruiserweight Championship. Montana lost via TKO and moved up to heavyweight in 2001.He had a lot of success at Heavyweight, upsetting the undefeated China Smith and winning a rematch.
| Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-24 | Marselles Brown | WLWWWW | Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito | LOST Technical knockout |
| 2015-12-05 | Mario Heredia | WWWWWW | Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo | LOST KO |
| 2013-10-05 | Jorge Valenzuela | LLWLWW | Mulege | WIN KO |
| 2011-05-20 | Felipe Romero | LLWWWW | Gimnasio Auditorio Jorge Campos, La Paz | LOST Majority decision |
| 2010-09-11 | Johnathon Banks | LWWWWD | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 2010-07-30 | Ramiro Reducindo | WWWWWL | Cancha Manuel Gómez Jiménez, La Paz | WIN KO |
| 2010-04-24 | Alejandro De la Torre | LLLW | Plaza de Toros La Sanluquena, Cabo San Lucas | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2008-12-07 | Jorge Valenzuela | LWLLWL | San Jose del Cabo | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2008-08-18 | Fernando Vicente | W | Feria de San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez | WIN KO |
| 2007-08-18 | David Tua | DWWWWW | South Town Exhibition Center, Sandy | LOST KO |
| 2006-12-02 | Mario Maciel | LLLLLL | Auditorio Unidad Deportiva, Los Cabos | WIN KO |
| 2006-07-29 | Sinan Samil Sam | WWWWLW | Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 2006-06-17 | Daniel Cota | WWWWWL | Loreto | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2005-08-05 | Tye Fields | WWWWWW | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | LOST Technical knockout |
| 2005-04-27 | Denis Bakhtov | WWWWLW | Gostiny Dvor, Moscow | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2004-12-03 | Agustin Corpus | WLLWLL | La Paz | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 2004-09-25 | Gabe Brown | DWWWLL | FedEx Forum, Memphis | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 2004-05-14 | Benito Quiroz | WWW | Nuevo Laredo | WIN KO |
| 2004-03-30 | Grigory Drozd | WWWWWW | Great Western Forum, Inglewood | LOST Technical knockout |
| 2003-11-08 | Gabe Brown | WDWWWL | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2003-06-16 | Greg Pickrom | WWWWWW | Astrodome Raddison Hotel, Houston | WIN KO |
| 2003-03-14 | Eduardo Ayala | WLWLWD | La Paz | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2002-12-13 | Ricardo Arce Sarmiento | LDLLLL | Loreto | WIN KO |
| 2002-10-05 | China Smith | WWWWWL | USF Sundome, Tampa | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2002-08-30 | Nestor Maciel | LLLLWW | La Paz | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2002-04-19 | China Smith | WWWWWW | USF Sundome, Tampa | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2001-11-03 | Ramon Garbey | WWLLLW | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami | LOST Technical knockout |
| 2001-10-27 | Carlos Sandoval | LLL | Los Cabos | WIN Technical knockout |
| 2001-03-29 | James Toney | WWWWWW | Cobo Hall, Detroit | LOST Technical knockout |
| 2001-02-02 | Jason Robinson | WWWWWW | Hilton Hotel, Reno | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 2000-12-02 | Ricardo Phillips | LLLLLL | WIN KO |
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| 2000-09-16 | Louis Azille | WWWWDW | MGM Grand, Las Vegas | LOST KO |
| 2000-02-12 | Vassiliy Jirov | WWWWWW | Bank of America Center, Boise | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1999-05-15 | George Stevens | WLWWLL | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami | WIN KO |
| 1998-08-28 | Tiwon Taylor | WWWWLW | Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1998-02-21 | Uriah Grant | LWLWWL | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1997-10-14 | Kenny Keene | WWWLWW | Bank of America Center, Boise | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1997-08-30 | Cesar Rendon | LLWLLL | Spotlight Casino, Coachella | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1997-06-10 | Cesar Rendon | WLLWLL | Ontario | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1996-12-07 | Uriah Grant | WLWLWL | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio | LOST KO |
| 1996-10-07 | Keith McMurray | LLLLLL | Maracay | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1996-06-29 | Jimmy Bills | WLDLLW | Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1995-09-22 | Jaime Munguia | WWLLLL | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella | WIN KO |
| 1995-03-25 | Torsten May | WWWWWW | Düsseldorf | LOST Unanimous decision |
| 1995-02-03 | Pedro Salinas | debut | Acapulco | WIN KO |
| 1994-11-01 | Jade Scott | WWWWWW | MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1994-05-13 | Jose Arnaldo Balbuena | WLLWWL | La Paz | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1993-11-09 | Virgil Hill | WWWWWW | Fargodome, Fargo | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1993-09-28 | Jaime Munguia | LLLWWL | La Paz | WIN KO |
| 1993-05-11 | Jorge Amparo | LWLLLL | Tijuana | WIN Points |
| 1992-12-19 | Isaias Lucero | WWWWWL | La Paz | LOST Points |
| 1992-08-29 | Mario Osuna | LWLDWL | La Paz | WIN KO |
| 1992-05-15 | Salvador Maciel | WWWLWW | La Paz | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1992-02-14 | Salvador Maciel | WWWWLW | La Paz | LOST |
| 1991-12-21 | Javier Pena | LL | San Jose del Cabo | WIN KO |
| 1991-10-18 | Isaias Lucero | WWWWWW | La Paz | WIN KO |
| 1991-05-03 | Martin Lopez | WWLLW | La Paz | WIN KO |
| 1991-04-05 | Antonio Ramos | LL | Mexico City | WIN KO |
| 1991-03-10 | Guillermo Chavez | LLLLW | Mexico City | WIN KO |
| 1991-02-01 | Rosendo Rosales | LL | Mexico City | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1991-01-05 | Mario Felix | L | Mexico City | WIN KO |
| 1990-11-16 | Mario Osuna | WLW | La Paz | WIN KO |
| 1990-10-05 | Carlos Mendoza | debut | San Jose del Cabo | WIN KO |
| 1990-08-31 | Javier Pena | L | La Paz | WIN KO |
| 1990-07-07 | Manuel Soto | W | San Jose del Cabo | WIN KO |
| 1990-06-15 | Emeterio Soto | LL | Poliforum, Los Mochis | WIN KO |
| 1990-05-10 | Sergio Gonzalez | WLWWLL | Puerto Vallarta | WIN KO |
| 1990-02-09 | Jorge Vilchis | LWLW | Acapulco | WIN KO |
| 1990-01-06 | Mauro Ruiz | debut | Nuevo Laredo | WIN KO |
| 1989-12-21 | Alberto Castillo | D | Nuevo Laredo | WIN KO |
| 1989-05-12 | Jorge Ceron | LLL | Nuevo Laredo | WIN KO |
| 1988-11-29 | Troy Weaver | WWWWWD | Country Club, Reseda | LOST KO |
