Former 3-division champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel (44-3-2, 34 KOs) will take on former alpha-belt title holder Nehomar Cermeno, Saturday June 25 from Estadio Banorte in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. This super bantamweight bout is scheduled for 12 rounds Montiel was last seen on February 19, as he defended his WBO and WBC bantamweight titles against Nonito Donaire. A … [Read more...]
Montiel Returns Against Cermeño, June 25th
Former three-division world champ, Fernando Montiel (44-3-2, 34 KOs), will be returning to active duty June 25th at Estadio Banorte in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico against two-time former world title challenger, Venezuela's Nehomar Cermeño (20-3, 12 KOs). Montiel will be looking to come back after February's devastating second round TKO loss to Nonito Donaire. Montiel has held … [Read more...]
Cermeño-Terrazas in WBA Eliminator, February 5th
Former two-time world title challenger, Panama's Nehomar Cermeño (20-2, 12 KOs) will be taking on Mexico's Victor Terrazas (28-2-1, 16 KOs) in Terrazas' hometown of Guadalajara, Jalisco in a WBA jr. featherweight title eliminator on February 5th. Cermeño, who failed to upset WBA bantamweight champ, Anselmo Moreno, in two back to back close split decision, is coming off a … [Read more...]
The Bantamweights
(Photo: Courtesy Showtime) While the heavyweight and welterweight divisions stagnate under the rule of Kings Klitschko and Pacquiao, respectively, there are several other stacked divisions with plenty to get excited about. One of the most intriguing, boasting a Top 10 as deep and as talented as just about any other division in the sport, is the 118 lb. bantamweight … [Read more...]
The Weekly Weigh-in
by Chris Milton We start the week on Thursday in Australia with Alex Leapai taking on Owen Beck in a heavyweight contest. It’s a fight we normally wouldn’t care about, but after Leapai’s barn burner and potential FOTY against Travis Walker, its worth taking a look at this fight purely for the entertainment value. On Friday, we move to ESPN and to the Chris Arreola … [Read more...]