ELOY MONTANO

Nickname: "The Hammer"

   Albuquerque, New Mexico's Eloy Montano was an outstanding amateur boxer who turned professional on June 23, 1987. He opened up with a hard fought split decision win over local favorite Rudy Holguin in Tucson, Arizona.

Montano wins a tough Split Decision in his pro debut

   He was unbeaten in his first seven bouts, including a unanimous decision win against Timothy Mosley (5-1-2, 3 ko) in an undercard bout of George Foreman vs Rocky Sekorski. Eloy's fight made the ESPN broadcast and it was an impressive victory.

   Montano was unbeaten at 7-0 and looked to be a prospect in the lightweight division. It was March 10, 1989 when he stepped up in class to face world ranked contender Frankie Baltazar (38-2-1, 24 ko). Baltazar had the experience and had challenged for the NABF Jr. Lightweight title, losing to Rafael "Bazooka" Limon for that belt.

   It was Montano's night to shine as he pulled off the upset winning a unanimous 8-round decision over the favored Baltazar.

Eloy stops Pablo in the battle of the Montanos!

   Eloy would fight just once more, traveling to Italy where he was stopped in 5 rounds by local favorite Antonio Renzo.

   After a glorious amateur career, and a very short but successful pro campaign, New Mexico's Eloy Montano finished his pro career with a record of 8-1, 1 ko.

   Check out his record on Boxrec.com:
ELOY MONTANO PRO LEDGER



   If you would like to see Eloy Montano in action, I have the following bouts available on DVD:

1. RUDY HOLGUIN                 [w-4] (Pro Debut)
2. TIM MOSLEY                      [w-6]
3. PABLO MONTANO             [tko-2]

Amateur Bouts:
1. Marker Lucero #1
2. Adrian Rivera
3. Beto Montoya
4. Ricardo Basilio                      (1986 PAL Nationals)
5. "Raton" Perez
6. Mario Ortiz
7. Marker Lucero #2

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Plan on attending the 2018 New Mexico Boxing Hall-of-Fame inductions!

 The Hall of Fame banquet is scheduled for Saturday, October 27, 2018, from 6-10 pm at the Embassy Suites hotel, 1000 Woodward Place, NE, Albuquerque, NM. The public is invited to meet and dine with the inductees, past Hall-of-Fame members, and other boxing celebrities. Formal business casual attire is requested. Because of the length of the event children under the age of 12 are not encouraged. Tickets are $40 per person and reservations may be by contacting Austin Killeen via email at: scottpondnm@gmail.com. or by phone (to Austin Killeen) at 505-681-8151. The deadline for paid reservations is October 19, 2017.

(Dan will be in attendance to offer signed copies of MAT TALES)