Have Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba ever fought each other?

Yes. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba have met 3 times and Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo leads the series 2-1.

Who has the better record, Montalvo or LaBarba?

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo is 136-10-6 and Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo has the higher win percentage.

Who has more knockouts, Montalvo or LaBarba?

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo has 51 knockout wins and Fidel LaBarba has 15. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo has more.

Do Montalvo and LaBarba have any common opponents?

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba share 9 common opponents: Emil Paluso, Tommy Paul and Bobby Gray (and 6 others). Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo fared better against 4 of them.

Who is bigger, Montalvo or LaBarba?

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 8 cm above the other. Fidel LaBarba also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Montalvo and LaBarba?

This comparison is drawn from 152 bouts tracked for Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and 95 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo vs Fidel LaBarba — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

🇨🇺LIGHTWEIGHT

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo (136-10-6) and Fidel LaBarba (72-15-7) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 3 times. They share 9 common opponents.

Montalvo

136

Wins51 KO · 38%

Losses

Draws152 tracked bouts

LaBarba

Wins15 KO · 21%

Losses

Draws95 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Montalvo leads 2–1

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba have met 3 times; Montalvo leads 2–1.
Met	1929May 22	1930Nov 3	1932Dec 9	Series
Eligio Sardiñas MontalvoFighter A	WWon	LLost	WWon	2–1W–L
Fidel LaBarbaFighter B	LLost	WWon	LLost	1–2W–L
Result	MDMontalvo vs LaBarba	UDMontalvo vs LaBarba	MDMontalvo vs LaBarba	3Meetings

The Numbers

Montalvo 6 · LaBarba 2 of 8 measurable rows

MontalvoEdge = longer wingLaBarba

Record: 136-10-6 (edge)72-15-7
Win %0–100%: 91.4% (edge)
80.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 51: 51 (edge)
15
KO rate0–100%: 37.5% (edge)
20.83%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^†0–100%: 38% (edge)
22%
Times stopped^†max 2: 2
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2: 0
2 (edge)
Bouts per year^‡max 13.6: 13.6 (edge)
11.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 152: 152
95

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+3″: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo: 5′6″ (edge); Fidel LaBarba: 5′3″
Reach+1″: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo: 65″; Fidel LaBarba: 66″ (edge)
Agenot comparable: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo: Died aged 78; Fidel LaBarba: Died aged 76
Stance: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo: Orthodox; Fidel LaBarba: Orthodox

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo left, Fidel LaBarba right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

Lightweight against Flyweight. The two are listed in different weight classes, so the tape measures them as they stand rather than as a matchup.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo136 wins · from 152 tracked bouts

51 by KO/TKO 38%84 on the cards 62%1 by another method or unrecorded 1%

Fidel LaBarba73 wins · from 95 tracked bouts

16 by KO/TKO 22%52 on the cards 71%5 by another method or unrecorded 7%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo 152, Fidel LaBarba 95 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

9 shared

9 shared · Montalvo better on 4 · LaBarba better on 2 · even on 39 shared · Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo better on 4 · Fidel LaBarba better on 2 · even on 3

MontalvoEligio Sardiñas Montalvo

Opponent

LaBarbaFidel LaBarba

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
2–0 against
Win, TKO 7
1934May 1934
Win, TKO 8
1928Dec 1928
PalusoEmil PalusoEvenEven — 2–0 both
Fidel LaBarba
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1926Aug 1926
Win, NWS
1926May 1926
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Draw, PTS
1934May 1934
PaulTommy PaulUnited States 79–28–10Montalvo betterEligio Sardiñas Montalvo better — 0–0–1 to 3–1
Fidel LaBarba
3–1 against
Loss, MD
1932Dec 1932
Win, PTS
1932Jun 1932
Win, UD
1930Apr 1930
Win, MD
1929Jun 1929
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Draw, PTS
1934Apr 1934
GrayBobby GrayUnited States 74–54–35 · LightweightLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 1–0 to 0–0–1
Fidel LaBarba
Win, KO 8
1932Jun 1932
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Win, UD
1933May 1933
WatsonSeaman Tommy WatsonMontalvo betterEligio Sardiñas Montalvo better — 1–0 to 0–1
Fidel LaBarba
Loss, UD
1933Jan 1933
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Win, UD
1932Aug 1932
SheaEddie SheaMontalvo betterEligio Sardiñas Montalvo better — 1–0 to 0–1
Fidel LaBarba
Loss, PTS
1930Dec 1930
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Loss, UD
1930Dec 1930
BattalinoChristopher BattalinoUnited States 57–26–3 · FeatherweightEvenEven — 0–1 both
Fidel LaBarba
Loss, UD
1931May 1931
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Win, DQ 7
1929Apr 1929
GrahamBushy GrahamUnited States 110–19–8 · BantamweightLaBarba betterFidel LaBarba better — 2–0 to 1–0
Fidel LaBarba
2–0 against
Win, PTS
1930May 1930
Win, PTS
1927Sep 1927
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Win, PTS
1929Jul 1929
FernandezIgnacio FernandezEvenEven — 1–0 both
Fidel LaBarba
Win, PTS
1930Jan 1930
Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo
Win, TKO 9
1929Mar 1929
VaccaJohnny VaccaMontalvo betterEligio Sardiñas Montalvo better — 1–0 to 1–2
Fidel LaBarba
1–2 against
Win, PTS
1927Aug 1927
Loss, PTS
1927Mar 1927
Loss, PTS
1927Feb 1927

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo drew the most recent tracked bout with Nicky Jerome. Montalvo last boxed on Dec 18, 1938.WWWWD

Baker Sep 1937Chappie Nov 1937Mirabella Dec 1937Echevarria Mar 1938Jerome Dec 193813.6 tracked bouts per year

Fidel LaBarba has won once since three straight losses. LaBarba last boxed on Feb 13, 1933.WLLLW

Sanico Nov 1932Montalvo Dec 1932Paul Dec 1932Watson Jan 1933Butch Feb 193311.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba ever fought each other?: Yes. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba have met 3 times and Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo leads the series 2-1.
Who has the better record, Montalvo or LaBarba?: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo is 136-10-6 and Fidel LaBarba is 72-15-7. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo has the higher win percentage.
Who has more knockouts, Montalvo or LaBarba?: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo has 51 knockout wins and Fidel LaBarba has 15. Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo has more.
Do Montalvo and LaBarba have any common opponents?: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and Fidel LaBarba share 9 common opponents: Emil Paluso, Tommy Paul and Bobby Gray (and 6 others). Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo fared better against 4 of them.
Who is bigger, Montalvo or LaBarba?: Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo is the taller fighter at 168 cm, 8 cm above the other. Fidel LaBarba also has the longer reach, by 3 cm.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Montalvo and LaBarba?: This comparison is drawn from 152 bouts tracked for Eligio Sardiñas Montalvo and 95 bouts tracked for Fidel LaBarba. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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