Martinez vs Rose

Who won Martinez vs Rose?

Sergio Martinez beat Brian Rose by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, at Valdemoro, Comunidad de Madrid.

The scorecards were announced as 97-94, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Sergio Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Martinez vs Rose stats

Back in September 2021, Sergio Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 53 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brian Rose made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Rose, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Rose's 26%.

Sergio Martinez was the older man by 10 years, at 46 years old.

Rose had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez.

Sergio Martinez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brian Rose was an orthodox fighter.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Rose, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 165 more professional rounds, totaling 440 compared to Rose's 275.

Sergio Martinez went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at middleweight.

Martinez vs Rose form

Martinez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jussi Koivula on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bolera Severino Prieto, Cantabria, Spain.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Miguel Fandino on August 21, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Torrelavega, Cantabria.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Miguel Cotto on June 7, 2014, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Miguel Cotto on June 7, 2014, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Martin Murray on April 27, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Distrito Federal, Argentina.

Brian Rose had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Anthony Fowler on August 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jack Arnfield on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Matthew Macklin on April 9, 2016, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Ruslans Pojonisevs on November 21, 2015, by points in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Carson Jones on August 1, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brian Rose had been fighting more than Sergio Martinez.

Going into this contest, Sergio Martinez had last fought 9 months and 6 days ago, while Brian Rose's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 23 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Rose's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Rose start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Valdemoro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Rose?

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