Yigit vs Martin

Who won Yigit vs Martin?

Anthony Yigit beat Sandor Martin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 30th, 2017, at Solnahallen, Stockholm.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Anthony Yigit.

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).

Yigit vs Martin stats

Back in September 2017, Anthony Yigit stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Sandor Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Anthony Yigit was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Martin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yigit. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Anthony Yigit fought out of the orthodox stance, while Sandor Martin was a southpaw.

Yigit was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 6 months later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 213 compared to Martin's 293.

Anthony Yigit went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 11 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Yigit vs Martin form

Yigit had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Surrey.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Armando Robles on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Before that, he had won against Philip Sutcliffe Jnr on May 7, 2016, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

He had beaten DeMarcus Corley on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden.

Activity check

Yigit's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Yigit vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden, 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 Yigit vs Martin?

Anthony Yigit was a 19/50 (-260) favorite going into the contest, while Sandor Martin made his way into the ring at 49/25 (+200) with oddsmakers.