Selby vs Montiel

Who won Selby vs Montiel?

Lee Selby beat Fernando Montiel by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday 14th October 2015 at Gila River Arena in 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Montiel had a massive power advantage over Selby, boosting at 72% knock out percentage over Selby's 38%.

Lee Selby was the younger man by 8 years, at 29 years old.

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

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

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

Activity check

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

Going to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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