Martinez vs Calleros

Who won Martinez vs Calleros?

Julio Cesar Martinez beat Moises Calleros by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, October 23rd, 2020, at Mexico City, Distrito Federal.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Juan Francisco Estrada beating Carlos Cuadras for the WBC World Super Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Israel Gonzalez for the WBA Super World Super Flyweight belt.

Martinez vs Calleros stats

Back in October 2020, Julio Cesar Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moises Calleros made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a large advantage in power over Calleros, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Calleros' 52%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Calleros had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez and Moises Calleros fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years later than Calleros, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 144 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Calleros' 281.

Martinez vs Calleros form

Martinez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jay Harris on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Cristofer Rosales on December 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.

Going into that contest, his fight against Charlie Edwards on August 31, 2019 ended in a no contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Andrew Selby on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico.

He had defeated Irvin Ordaz on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Lienzo Charro, Jalisco.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Calleros start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Calleros?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Calleros?

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