- Johnny Montantes
Johnny Montantes, alias "Jumpin' Johnny", (born June 10, 1969 and died September 28, 1997) was a
lightweight professional boxer fromMinnesota .Personal life
Montantes was from
Saint Paul, Minnesota . He named his son "Marciano" in honor ofheavyweight greatRocky Marciano . [ [http://www.citypages.com/databank/20/963/article7578.asp?page=5 City Pages - The Ring Cycle ] ]Professional career
Montantes' career began in 1990 with a win against Norberto Riviera followed by a loss to Jose Vilarino. There was initially no hint of the success to come. However, following the loss to Vilarino, Montantes put together a string of 22 straight wins against ever-improving competition. His last two fights were losses to well-known fighters
Acelino Freitas andJames Crayton . His final record was 28 wins (22 byknockout ) and 4 losses.Death
On the night of September 26, 1997, Montantes was fighting James Crayton in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knocked out violently in the fifth round, [ [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=007266&cat=boxer Johnny Montantes ] ] Montantes suffered a brain injury and never regained consciousness. Doctors removed him from life support two days later. [ [http://www.citypages.com/databank/20/963/article7578.asp?page=5 City Pages - The Ring Cycle ] ]
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