Martinez vs Rosales

Who won Martinez vs Rosales?

Julio Cesar Martinez beat Cristofer Rosales by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday 20th December 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

This contest was for the WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Jacobs beating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Also, on the undercard Maurice Hooker beat Uriel Perez, Liam Smith defeated Roberto Garcia and Josh Kelly was victorious over Winston Campos.

Martinez vs Rosales stats

Back in December 2019, Julio Cesar Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cristofer Rosales made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Rosales, with a 79% knock out percentage over Rosales' 69%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the same age as Cristofer Rosales, at 25 years old.

Rosales had a height advantage of 3 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez & Cristofer Rosales fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 4 months later than Rosales, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 137 less professional rounds, 137 to Rosales' 274.

Julio Cesar Martinez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at flyweight.

Cristofer Rosales was ranked number 2 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Martinez vs Rosales form

Julio Cesar Martinez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he Charlie Edwards on 31st August 2019 by in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Andrew Selby on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beat Irvin Ordaz on 26th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Lienzo Charro, Jalisco.

Before that, he had defeated Victor Ruiz on 6th October 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

He had won against Juan Luis Lopez on 11th August 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Distrito Federal.

Rosales had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Charlie Edwards on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Paddy Barnes on 18th August 2018 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beat Daigo Higa on 15th April 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Before that, he had won against Alexander Taylor on 24th November 2017 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua, Nicaragua.

He had beat Martin Tecuapetla on 28th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julio Cesar Martinez had been fighting more than Cristofer Rosales.

Going to this contest, Julio Cesar Martinez had last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Cristofer Rosales' last outing had been 11 months and 28 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Rosales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Rosales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Rosales?

Martinez vs Rosales was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Rosales?

Julio Cesar Martinez was a 29/100 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Cristofer Rosales made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.