# Saúl Montana

Saúl "La Cobra" Montana (born November 23, 1970) is a Mexican former professional boxer. Montana is the former 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 title in 2000.

## Professional career

Montana turned pro in 1988 and won the Mexican Light heavyweight title by knocking out an undefeated Isaias Lucero(21-0).

### WBA Light Heavyweight Champion

In November 1993, Saul lost a shot at WBA Light heavyweight Champion, Virgil Hill in 1993. The fight was close until it was stopped.

#### Move to Cruiserweight

Montana moved to cruiserweight and lost to former Olympian Torsten May in 1995 and Uriah Grant in 1996.

### IBF Cruiserweight Championship

Montana then beat Kenny Keene and then Grant in a rematch, setting up a shot at Vassiliy Jirov for his IBF Cruiserweight title. Montana lost via TKO and moved up to heavyweight in 2001.

#### Move to Heavyweight

He had success at Heavyweight, upsetting the undefeated China Smith for the NBA World heavyweight title and then defending that title by winning their rematch.
On September 11, 2010, he lost a twelve-round decision to Johnathon Banks for Johnathon's NABF Heavyweight title.
During his boxing career Montana has fought many famous fighters like Virgil Hill (twice), Uriah Grant (twice), David Tua, Dennis Bakhtov, Johnathon Banks, Torsten May, Tye Fields, Sinan Şamil Sam, Grigory Drozd, and James Toney.

## Professional boxing record

| 72 fights | 53 wins | 19 losses |
| By knockout | 47 | 12 |
| By decision | 6 | 6 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 53–19 | Marselles Brown | TKO | 5 (12) | 2016-09-24 | Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito | |
| Loss | 53–18 | Mario Heredia | KO | 2 (12) | 2015-12-05 | Gimnasio Solidaridad, Hermosillo | For vacant WBC FECOMBOX Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 53–17 | Jorge Valenzuela | KO | 2 (10) | 2013-10-05 | Mulege | |
| Loss | 52–17 | Felipe Romero | MD | 12 (12) | 2011-05-20 | Gimnasio Auditorio Jorge Campos, La Paz | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Loss | 52–16 | Johnathon Banks | UD | 12 (12) | 2010-09-11 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt | For NABF Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 52–15 | Ramiro Reducindo | KO | 1 (12) | 2010-07-30 | Cancha Manuel Gómez Jiménez, La Paz | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 51–15 | Alejandro De la Torre | TKO | 1 (12) | 2010-04-24 | Plaza de Toros La Sanluquena, Cabo San Lucas | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 50–15 | Jorge Valenzuela | TKO | ? (12) | 2008-12-07 | San Jose del Cabo | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 49–15 | Fernando Vicente | KO | 1 (12) | 2008-08-18 | Feria de San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Loss | 48–15 | David Tua | KO | 1 (10) | 2007-08-18 | South Town Exhibition Center, Sandy | |
| Win | 48–14 | Mario Maciel | KO | 1 (12) | 2006-12-02 | Auditorio Unidad Deportiva, Los Cabos | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Loss | 47–14 | Sinan Şamil Sam | UD | 12 (12) | 2006-07-29 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen | For WBC International Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 47–13 | Daniel Cota | TKO | 7 (10) | 2006-06-17 | Loreto | |
| Loss | 46–13 | Tye Fields | TKO | 3 (10) | 2005-08-05 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | |
| Win | 46–12 | Dennis Bakhtov | TKO | 5 (10) | 2005-04-27 | Gostiny Dvor, Moscow | |
| Win | 45–12 | Agustin Corpus | UD | 12 (12) | 2004-12-03 | La Paz | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 44–12 | Gabe Brown | UD | 10 (10) | 2004-09-25 | FedExForum, Memphis | |
| Win | 43–12 | Benito Quiroz | KO | 5 (12) | 2004-05-14 | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Loss | 42–12 | Grigory Drozd | TKO | 9 (12) | 2004-03-30 | The Forum, Inglewood | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title |
| Win | 42–11 | Gabe Brown | TKO | 1 (12) | 2003-11-08 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas | Retained WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 41–11 | Greg Pickrom | KO | 7 (12) | 2003-06-16 | Astrodome Raddison Hotel, Houston | Won WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Title |
| Win | 40–11 | Eduardo Ayala | TKO | 8 (12) | 2003-03-14 | La Paz | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 39–11 | Ricardo Arce | KO | 1 (12) | 2002-12-13 | Loreto | Retained Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 38–11 | China Smith | TKO | 3 (12) | 2002-10-05 | USF Sun Dome, Tampa | Retained NBA Heavyweight title |
| Win | 37–11 | Nestor Maciel | TKO | 2 (12) | 2002-08-30 | La Paz | Won Mexican Heavyweight title |
| Win | 36–11 | China Smith | TKO | 7 (12) | 2002-04-19 | USF Sun Dome, Tampa | Won NBA Heavyweight title |
| Loss | 35–11 | Ramón Garbey | TKO | 8 (12) | 2001-11-03 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami | For vacant IBA Continental Super Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 35–10 | Carlos Sandoval | TKO | 4 (?) | 2001-10-27 | Los Cabos | |
| Loss | 34–10 | James Toney | TKO | 2 (12) | 2001-03-29 | Cobo Center, Detroit | For vacant IBA Super Cruiserweight title |
| Loss | 34–9 | Jason Robinson | UD | 12 (12) | 2001-02-02 | Hilton Hotel, Reno | Won WBC Continental Americas Cruiserweight Title |
| Win | 34–8 | Ricardo Phillips | KO | 1 (?) | 2000-12-02 | Mexico | |
| Loss | 33–8 | Louis Azille | KO | 1 (10) | 2000-09-16 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas | |
| Loss | 33–7 | Vassiliy Jirov | TKO | 9 (12) | 2000-02-12 | CenturyLink Arena, Boise | For IBF Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 33–6 | George Stevens | KO | 1 (10) | 1999-05-15 | Jai Alai Fronton, Miami | |
| Win | 32–6 | Tiwon Taylor | TKO | 1 (12) | Aug 28, 1998 | Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas | Retained NABA Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 31–6 | Uriah Grant | TKO | 12 (12) | 1998-02-21 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami | Won vacant NABA Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 30–6 | Kenny Keene | UD | 12 (12) | 1997-10-14 | CenturyLink Arena, Boise | Won IBA Cruiserweight title |
| Win | 29–6 | Cesar Rendon | UD | 10 (10) | 1997-08-30 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella | |
| Win | 28–6 | Cesar Rendon | UD | 10 (10) | 1997-06-10 | Ontario | |
| Loss | 27–6 | Uriah Grant | KO | 3 (10) | 1996-12-07 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio | |
| Win | 27–5 | Keith McMurray | TKO | 5 (10) | 1996-10-07 | Maracay | |
| Win | 26–5 | Jimmy Bills | TKO | 4 (?) | 1996-06-29 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio | |
| Win | 25–5 | Jaime Munguia | KO | 1 (10) | 1995-09-22 | Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella | |
| Loss | 24–5 | Torsten May | UD | 10 (10) | 1995-03-25 | Düsseldorf | |
| Win | 24–4 | Pedro Salinas | KO | 3 (?) | 1995-02-03 | Acapulco | |
| Win | 23–4 | Jade Scott | TKO | 3 (10) | 1994-11-01 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas | |
| Win | 22–4 | Jose Arnaldo Balbuena | TKO | 1 (12) | 1994-05-13 | La Paz | Won WBC Mundo Hispano Cruiserweight Title |
| Loss | 21–4 | Virgil Hill | TKO | 10 (12) | 1993-11-09 | Fargodome, Fargo | For WBA Light heavyweight title |
| Win | 21–3 | Jaime Munguia | KO | 3 (10) | 1993-09-28 | La Paz | |
| Win | 20–3 | Jorge Amparo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1993-05-11 | Tijuana | |
| Loss | 19–3 | Isaias Lucero | PTS | 12 (12) | 1992-12-19 | La Paz | Lost Mexican Light heavyweight title |
| Win | 19–2 | Mario Osuna | KO | 1 (12) | 1992-08-29 | La Paz | Retained Mexican Light heavyweight title |
| Win | 18–2 | Salvador Maciel | TKO | 6 (12) | 1992-05-15 | La Paz | Won Mexican Light heavyweight title |
| Loss | 17–2 | Salvador Maciel | DQ | 7 (12) | 1992-02-14 | La Paz | Lost Mexican Light heavyweight title |
| Win | 17–1 | Javier Pena | KO | 1 (12) | 1991-12-21 | San Jose del Cabo | Retained Mexican Light heavyweight title |
| Win | 16–1 | Isaias Lucero | KO | 1 (12) | 1991-10-18 | La Paz | Won Mexican Light heavyweight title |
| Win | 15–1 | Martin Lopez | KO | 1 (?) | 1991-05-03 | La Paz | |
| Win | 14–1 | Antonio Ramos | KO | 2 (?) | 1991-04-05 | Mexico City | |
| Win | 13–1 | Guillermo Chavez | KO | 2 (?) | 1991-03-10 | Mexico City | |
| Win | 12–1 | Rosendo Rosales | TKO | 3 (?) | 1991-02-01 | Mexico City | |
| Win | 11–1 | Mario Felix | KO | 1 (?) | 1991-01-05 | Mexico City | |
| Win | 10–1 | Mario Osuna | KO | 10 (?) | 1990-11-16 | La Paz | |
| Win | 9–1 | Carlos Mendoza | KO | 1 (?) | 1990-10-05 | San Jose del Cabo | |
| Win | 8–1 | Javier Pena | KO | 5 (8) | 1990-08-31 | La Paz | |
| Win | 7–1 | Manuel Soto | KO | 2 (?) | 1990-07-07 | San Jose del Cabo | |
| Win | 6–1 | Emeterio Soto | KO | 1 (?) | 1990-06-15 | Poliforum, Los Mochis | |
| Win | 5–1 | Sergio Gonzalez | KO | 3 (?) | 1990-05-10 | Puerto Vallarta | |
| Win | 4–1 | Jorge Vilchis | KO | 4 (?) | 1990-02-09 | Acapulco | |
| Win | 3–1 | Mauro Ruiz | KO | 2 (?) | 1990-01-06 | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Win | 2–1 | Alberto Castillo | KO | 1 (?) | 1989-12-21 | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Win | 1–1 | Jorge Ceron | KO | 1 (?) | 1989-05-12 | Nuevo Laredo | |
| Loss | 0–1 | Troy Weaver | KO | 1 (6) | 1988-11-29 | Country Club, Reseda | Professional debut |