Martinez vs Burgos

Who won Martinez vs Burgos?

Xavier Martinez beat Juan Carlos Burgos by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Xavier Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Brandon Figueroa beating Luis Nery for the WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Daniel Roman defeated Ricardo Espinoza.

Martinez vs Burgos stats

Back in May 2021, Xavier Martinez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Burgos made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Burgos, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Burgos' 62%.

Xavier Martinez was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Burgos had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Xavier Martinez and Juan Carlos Burgos fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years and 6 months later than Burgos, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 220 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Burgos' 319.

Martinez vs Burgos form

Martinez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Claudio Marrero on October 24, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jessie Cris Rosales on November 1, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten John Vincent Moralde on April 5, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Deivi Julio Bassa on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

He had beaten Oscar Bravo on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Burgos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Burgos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Burgos?

Martinez vs Burgos was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Burgos?

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