Martinez vs Harris

Who won Martinez vs Harris?

Julio Cesar Martinez beat Jay Harris by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 29th, 2020, at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 115-112, 118-109 in favor of winner Julio Cesar Martinez.

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 vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mikey Garcia beating Jessie Vargas. Also on the undercard Kal Yafai was overcome by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez for the WBA World Super Flyweight belt, and Joseph Parker was victorious over Shawndell Terell Winters.

Martinez vs Harris stats

Back in February 2020, Julio Cesar Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jay Harris made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a large advantage in power over Harris, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Harris' 53%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Harris had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez and Jay Harris fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months later than Harris, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Harris' 143.

Jay Harris was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Martinez vs Harris form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Cristofer Rosales on December 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Charlie Edwards on August 31, 2019 ended in a no contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andrew Selby on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico.

Before that, he had beaten Irvin Ordaz on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Lienzo Charro, Jalisco.

He had won against Victor Ruiz on October 6, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

Harris had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Paddy Barnes on October 11, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Angel Moreno on June 1, 2019, by points in the 12th round at Vale Sports Arena, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brett Fidoe on March 1, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Vale Sports Arena, Wales.

Before that, he had won against Ross Murray on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their CBC Commonwealth Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Cristian Narvaez on August 11, 2018, by points in the 6th round at Llandarcy Academy of Sport, Wales.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Julio Cesar Martinez had last fought 2 months and 9 days ago, while Jay Harris' last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Harris' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Harris start?

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

Who broadcast Martinez vs Harris?

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

What were the odds on Martinez vs Harris?

Julio Cesar Martinez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Jay Harris made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.