Fernando Montiel Vs Rafael Concepcion can Montiel defend hisTitle
Fernando Montiel stunned the boxing world with a dramatic fourth round TKO victory over Hozumi Hasegawa on April 30 in Tokyo a perfect way to add the WBC bantamweight title to his WBO title. It was tough for the first three rounds where he was trailing but responded well by leveling Hasegawa with a huge left hook followed by an intense flurry of punches, forcing referee Laurence Cole to do the right thing and this is to bring an end to the bout and silencing a boisterous Japanese crowd.
This win works out very well for Montiel who is now on the top of bantam weight division. Although some people are thinking what is next for Montiel but it is very clear good things are yet to come. When you are on top, there are many who are working hard to take the spot. According to FightNews.com Montiel will make his first defense of the unified bantamweight title against Rafael Concepcion at Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiapas, Mexico on July 17 in a card put together by Zanfer Promotions.
Concepcion is no stranger to big fights despite having only 19 career bouts; in his 19 fights, he won 14, eight of which by KOs and won the WBA super flyweight title in July 2008 when he TKOed AJ Banal in the 10th round of their fight in the Philippines.
The fight between Montiel and Concepcion is well suited but Montiel does have much more experience with 41 professional fights and he’ll certainly have a size advantage. While he could hang around against Montiel, it’s unlikely that he’ll pose a serious threat. More likely, this is a fight that will bide some time for Montiel while a larger fight against a bigger name opponent such as the winner of a likely Jhonny Perez vs. Abner Mares rematch.
We will have to wait for July 17 to find out if Montiel holds out his title.
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