Aguilar vs Selby

Who won Aguilar vs Selby?

Julio Cesar Martinez beat Andrew Selby by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec.

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 a final eliminator for the WBC flyweight championship of the world.

Aguilar vs Selby stats

Back in March 2019, Julio Cesar Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Selby made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a large advantage in power over Selby, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Selby's 55%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez and Andrew Selby fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 14 days earlier than Selby, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Selby's 92.

Julio Cesar Martinez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at flyweight.

Andrew Selby was ranked number 1 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Aguilar vs Selby form

Selby 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 Maximino Flores on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight eliminator fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Cristofer Rosales on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cristofer Rosales on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Before that, he had won against Ardin Diale on February 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olympia, Kensington.

He had beaten Jake Bornea on November 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

Martinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Aguilar vs Selby start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Aguilar vs Selby?

Julio Cesar Martinez was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Andrew Selby made his way into the ring at 29/100 (-340) with oddsmakers.