Martinez vs Macklin

Who won Martinez vs Macklin?

Sergio Martinez beat Matthew Macklin by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, March 17th, 2012, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 103-103, 105-101, 105-101 in favor of winner Sergio Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Martinez vs Macklin stats

Back in March 2012, Sergio Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 48 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Matthew Macklin made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Macklin had an advantage in power over Martinez, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 56%.

Sergio Martinez was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Martinez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sergio Martinez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Matthew Macklin was an orthodox fighter.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Macklin, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 209 more professional rounds, totaling 440 compared to Macklin's 231.

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