Throughout a career that has spanned nearly two decades, Mexico's Fernando "Kochulito" Montiel has faced great challenges, and this Wednesday will be one of the biggest when he challenges Lee Selby for the IBF featherweight championship. The contest will be the co-feature to the Premier Boxing Champions card at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, which has capacity for 18,300 fans. The fight will be broadcast by ESPN.
GLENDALE, AZ - Featherweight world champion Lee Selby (19-4-1, 4 KOs)is nearing his U.S. debut against former world champion Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel (54-4-2, 39 KOs) as Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN comes to Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona Wednesday, October 14 with televised coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The event is headlined by a welterweight clash between former world champion Devon Alexander "The Great" (26-3, 14 KOs) and experienced Mexican fighter Aron Martinez (19-4-1, 4 KOs). Selby's first world title defense will open the telecast.
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN heads to Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Wednesday, October 14. Televised coverage begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with the U.S. debut of featherweight world champion Lee Selby (21-1, 8 KOs) as he takes on former three-division world champion Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel (54-4-2, 39 KOs) in the co-main event.
Lee Selby believes his previous Stateside trips will help him on his American ring debut next month. The IBF featherweight champion has chosen to make the first defence of his title against Mexico's Fernando Montiel in Arizona on October 14 rather than take the easier option of fighting on home soil in Wales. But Selby expects to feel the benefit of past training camps in America, including regular visits to Freddie Roach's renowned Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, as well as experiencing the unique big fight atmosphere of Las Vegas.
Quietly going about his business in his home nation, Fernando Montiel (54-4-2, 39 KOs) has bounced back well from defeats to Nonito Donaire and Victor Terrazas. The three weight world champion has won eight in a row since a decision loss to Terrazas, three of which have come by knockout. Now with a chance to win a world title in a fourth weight division, on October 14, the Mexican is as determined as ever, although he knows he faces a tough task against Welshman Lee Selby (21-1, 8 KOs).
Lee Selby plans to surpass fellow Welshman Joe Calzaghe by conquering America. The IBF featherweight champion makes the first defence of his title against Mexico's Fernando Montiel in Arizona on October 14. He widely impressed on his way to becoming a world champion by defeating Evgeny Gradovich at London's O2 Arena in May, which confirmed his status at Wales' best fighter since Calzaghe last fought in 2008, but his ambitions are such that he wants to achieve more than the retired super-middleweight.
Declan Taylor catches up with IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby to discuss why he decided to sign with adviser Al Haymon, traveling over to the United States to face Fernando Montiel in his first defense and more.
BoxingScene.com previously reported that the October 14th edition of Premier Boxing Champions [PBC] on ESPN will be a doubleheader featuring IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby making the very first defense of his world title against former three division champion Fernando Montiel, who won eight in a row since losing a decision to Victor Terrazas in 2011.
Sources out of Mexico have advised BoxingScene.com that Lee Selby's first defense of the IBF featherweight world title, against former two-division world champion Fernando Montiel (54-4-2, 39KOs) of Mexico, will take place on October 14th as part of special Wednesday edition of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN. The other televised contest, as previously reported on BoxingScene, will feature former two-division world champion Devon Alexander taking on Aaron Martinez.
Sources out of Mexico have advised BoxingScene.com that Lee Selby (21-1, 8KOs) will make the first defense of the IBF featherweight world title against former two-division world champion Fernando Montiel (54-4-2, 39KOs) of Mexico. The fight is going to take place in the United States, possibly on a date in October, and likely as part of a Premier Boxing Champions card but the network is unknown at the moment.