Who won Gonzalez vs Martinez?
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Julio Cesar Martinez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 5th, 2022, at Pechanga Arena, California.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-110, 118-110 in favor of winner Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).
Also on the undercard Mauricio Lara was victorious over Emilio Sanchez, Souleymane Cissokho beat Roberto Valenzuela Jr, Diego Pacheco defeated Genc Pllana, and Skye Nicolson was victorious over Jessica Juarez.
Gonzalez vs Martinez stats
Back in March 2022, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez stepped into the ring with a record of 50 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 41 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Julio Cesar Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage in power over Martinez, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 78%.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.
Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Julio Cesar Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 34 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 10 years and 3 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 168 more professional rounds, totaling 305 compared to Martinez's 137.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBC at super flyweight.
Gonzalez vs Martinez form
Gonzalez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he Juan Francisco Estrada on March 13, 2021, by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Israel Gonzalez on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Kal Yafai on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Diomel Diocos on December 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.
He had won against Moises Fuentes on September 15, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Martinez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, his contest against McWilliams Arroyo on November 19, 2021 ended in a no contest at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Joel Cordova on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Moises Calleros on October 23, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal.
Before that, he had won against Jay Harris on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
He had beaten 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.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julio Cesar Martinez had been fighting more than Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.
Going into this contest, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez had last fought 11 months and 20 days ago, while Julio Cesar Martinez's last outing had been 3 months and 14 days ago.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Gonzalez vs Martinez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Martinez?
The DAZN show began at 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:30 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Martinez?
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