Lara vs Montiel

Who won Lara vs Montiel?

Jorge Lara beat Fernando Montiel by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, April 30th, 2016, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Lara vs Montiel stats

Back in April 2016, Jorge Lara stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 2  draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fernando Montiel made his way to the ring with a record of 54 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 39 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montiel had a slight advantage in power over Lara, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 70%.

Jorge Lara was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Lara had a height advantage of 2 inches over Montiel. Despite this, Montiel had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jorge Lara fought out of the southpaw stance, while Fernando Montiel was an orthodox fighter.

Lara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 13 years and 7 months later than Montiel, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 243 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Montiel's 380.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fernando Montiel had been fighting more than Jorge Lara.

Going into this contest, Jorge Lara had last fought 7 months and 22 days ago, while Fernando Montiel's last outing had been 6 months and 16 days ago.

Lara's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

Montiel's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lara vs Montiel?

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