Alejandro Félix Montiel (born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican
professional boxer
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and a former IBA
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
champion. He is a cousin of former world champion
Fernando Montiel
Fernando Montiel Martínez (born March 1, 1979) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a multiple-time former world champion in three weight classes, having held the WBO flyweight title from 2001 to 2002, the WBO junior bantamweight title twic ...
.
Professional career
In May 2001, Montiel beat the
WBO
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flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
champion
Ruben Sánchez León
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, to win the IBA
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
title.
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See also
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Notable boxing families
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References
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Boxers from Sinaloa
Sportspeople from Los Mochis
Super-bantamweight boxers
1971 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
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