Gamboa vs Martinez

Who won Gamboa vs Martinez?

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Roman Martinez by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, July 27th, 2019.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gamboa vs Martinez's and Gamboa vs Martinez's clash.

Gamboa vs Martinez stats

Back in July 2019, Yuriorkis Gamboa stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roman Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Gamboa, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Gamboa's 59%.

Yuriorkis Gamboa was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gamboa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuriorkis Gamboa and Roman Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gamboa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 4 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 224 compared to Martinez's 253.

Gamboa vs Martinez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jason Sosa on November 25, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Robinson Castellanos on May 5, 2017, by majority decision in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rene Alvarado on March 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Before that, he had beaten Hylon Williams Jr on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

He had defeated Joel Montes de Oca on November 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Mexico.

Activity check

Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Gamboa vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC , which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gamboa vs Martinez?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Gamboa vs Martinez?

Yuriorkis Gamboa was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Roman Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.