Lennox Lewis out American contender Lionel Butler. However, at the behest of promoter Don King, the WBC bypassed him and gave Mike Tyson the first chance at the title recently won by Briton Frank Bruno from Oliver McCall. Bruno had previously lost to both Lewis and Tyson. Lewis had the number 1 contender's slot in the WBC rankings when he knocked out Australian Justin Fortune, then defeated former WBO Champion Tommy Morrison in October 1995, followed by Olympic gold medalist and former WBO champion Ray Mercer in a close majority decision in May 1996. Lewis successfully sued to force Tyson to make
Juan José Montes Juan José Montes Juan José Montes Valderrama (born July 15, 1989, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer. He competes in the Super flyweight division and is the current WBC Youth World Super Flyweight Champion. Montes defeated Francisco Reyes for the second time in over a year to retain the WBC Continental Americas crown via a 12 round unanimous decision. On November 28, 2009, Montes beat contender Fernando Lumacad by a 10 round majority decision to win the WBC Youth World Super Flyweight title. On October 2, 2010, Montes defeated Filipino Sylvester Lopez in a WBC Super Flyweight