Overview

• The six-round middleweight contest is scheduled for 21:00 local time today at Culiacán’s Polideportivo Juan S. Millán.
• Verde weighed in at 70.1 kilograms while Montero tipped the scales at 71.3 kilograms for their 160-pound bout.
• Cristian Montero, a 26-year-old Colombian with a 4-4 pro record including two knockouts, replaced Venezuelan Humberto Díaz after visa issues.
• Verde made his pro debut on May 3 in Riyadh, scoring a first-round technical knockout over Michel Polina to open at 1-0.
• The 23-year-old Olympic silver medallist turned pro under Eddy Reynoso’s Canelo Team after retiring from a 38-6 amateur career.