Montana Colton Love (born January 7, 1995) is a retired American professional boxer.
Professional career Love made his professional debut against Willie Miller on April 11, 2015, scoring a third-round disqualification victory at the Stafford Center in Stafford, Texas.
After compiling a record of 11–0 (5 KOs), Love faced Kenneth Sims Jr. for the vacant WBC Youth Silver light welterweight title on July 20, 2018, at the WinnaVegas Casino & Resort in Sloan, Iowa. The bout ended in a split draw, with one judge scoring the bout 77–75 in favor of Love, another scoring it 77–75 in favor of Sims, while the third judge scored it even at 76–76.
Following four more wins, two by stoppage, Love faced former world champion Ivan Baranchyk as part of the undercard for Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley on August 29, 2021, at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Love won the bout via seventh-round corner retirement (RTD).
After a third-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Carlos Diaz in December 2021, Love faced Gabriel Gollaz as part of the undercard for Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol on May 7, 2022, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Love won the bout via unanimous decision (UD) with all three judges scoring the contest 114–112.
On November 12, 2022, Love lost a fight by disqualification to Steve Spark in Cleveland. Love was dropped by Spark in the second round but recovered. In the sixth round, an inadvertent head butt opened a cut over Love's left eye, leading to a momentary stoppage. Shortly after the fight resumed, Love and Spark were caught in a clinch, and Love drove Spark to the ropes, where Spark was flipped over the top rope and out of the ring. Referee David Fields disqualified Love for shoving Spark, ending the fight. Subsequently, both Love and promoter Eddie Hearn objected to the referee's decision to disqualify Love, arguing that Love pushed Spark inadvertently and did not intend to push him out of the ring.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21LossLiam ParoKO6 (10), 9 Dec 202320Loss18–1–1Steve SparkDQ6 (12), 12 Nov 202219Win18–0–1Gabriel Gollaz ValenzuelaUD12May 7, 202218Win17–0–1Carlos DiazTKO1 (12), Dec 4, 202117Win16–0–1Ivan BaranchykRTD7 (10), Aug 29, 202116Win15–0–1Olaide FijabiRTD2 (8), Jun 5, 202115Win14–0–1Cameron KraelUD6Apr 3, 202114Win13–0–1Jerrico WaltonUD8Feb 14, 202013Win12–0–1Michael OgundoTKO2 (6), Aug 3, 201912Draw11–0–1Kenneth Sims Jr8Jul 20, 201811Win11–0Ricardo GarciaUD8May 5, 201810Win10–0John David CharlesKO2 (6), Mar 10, 20189Win9–0Samuel Teah8Feb 2, 20188Win8–0Wilfredo AcunaUD6Nov 22, 20177Win7–0Jamar Saunders3 (6), Sep 3, 20176Win6–0Jorge Luis MunguiaTKO3 (4), Jun 9, 20175Win5–0Vladimir PierreUD4May 6, 20174Win4–0Charles Stanford3 (4), Mar 18, 20173Win3–0Terrell Houston4Feb 18, 20172Win2–0Cordarrius Mann1 (4), Nov 26, 20161Win1–0Willie Miller3 (4), Apr 11, 2015
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