Selby vs Montiel

Who won Selby vs Montiel?

Lee Selby beat Fernando Montiel by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015, at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 119-109 in favor of winner Lee Selby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Selby vs Montiel stats

Back in October 2015, Lee Selby stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fernando Montiel made his way to the ring with a record of 54 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 39 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montiel had a massive power advantage over Selby, boasting a 72% knockout percentage compared to Selby's 38%.

Lee Selby was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 5 inches over Montiel. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Lee Selby and Fernando Montiel fought out of an orthodox stance.

Selby was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 38 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 11 years and 7 months later than Montiel, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 260 compared to Montiel's 380.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Lee Selby had last fought 4 months and 14 days ago, while Fernando Montiel's last outing had been 7 months ago.

Selby's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

Montiel's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Selby vs Montiel?

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