Puello vs Martin

Who won Puello vs Martin?

Alberto Puello beat Sandor Martin by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Alberto Puello.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Super Lightweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 281 days (9 months and 7 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Lamont Roach for the WBA Super World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jose Valenzuela lost to Gary Antuanne Russell for the WBA World Super Lightweight belt, Yoenis Tellez defeated Julian Williams, and Jarrett Hurd was defeated by Johan Gonzalez.

Puello vs Martin stats

Alberto Puello stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Sandor Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Alberto Puello was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Puello had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martin. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Alberto Puello and Sandor Martin fought out of a southpaw stance.

Puello was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 4 months later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 130 fewer professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Martin's 306.

Sandor Martin was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 140lb division.

Puello vs Martin form

Puello remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gary Antuanne Russell on June 15, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ector Madera on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Batyr Akhmedov on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had won against Ve Shawn Owens on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

He had beaten Jesus Antonio Rubio on July 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pabellon de Boleibol, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Martin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mohamed El Marcouchi on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jose Felix Jr on April 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

Before that, he had won against Mikey Garcia on October 16, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

He had defeated Kay Prospere on April 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alberto Puello had been fighting more than Sandor Martin.

Going into this contest, Alberto Puello had last fought 8 months and 14 days ago, while Sandor Martin's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 13 days ago.

Puello's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Puello vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Puello vs Martin?

Puello vs Martin was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV both in the UK and US.

What were the odds on Puello vs Martin?

Alberto Puello was a 3/4 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Sandor Martin made his way into the ring at 20/21 (-110) with oddsmakers.