Who won Gonzalez vs Martinez?
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Julio Cesar Martinez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 5th March 2022 at Pechanga Arena in 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 loses and 0 draws, 41 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
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 knock out.
The stats suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage in power over Martinez, with a 82% knock out percentage over 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 & 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 172 more professional rounds, 295 to Martinez's 123.
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 13th March 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.
Previous to that, he had won against Israel Gonzalez on 23rd October 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 beat Kal Yafai on 29th February 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 23rd December 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.
He had won against Moises Fuentes on 15th September 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, he had won against McWilliams Arroyo on 19th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Joel Cordova on 26th June 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 beat Moises Calleros on 23rd October 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 29th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
He had beat Cristofer Rosales on 20th December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:30 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Martinez?
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