Cortes vs Martinez

Who won Cortes vs Martinez?

Andres Cortes beat Xavier Martinez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday 28th July 2023 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Andres Cortes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Seniesa Estrada beating Leonela Paola Yudica. Also, on the undercard Rohan Polanco beat Cesar Francis, Carlos Balderas was overcome by Nahir Albright and Abraham Nova was victorious over Jhonatan Romero.

Cortes vs Martinez stats

Back in July 2023, Andres Cortes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Xavier Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Andres Cortes was the same age as Xavier Martinez, at 26 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cortes. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Andres Cortes & Xavier Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cortes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 102 to Martinez's 99.

Cortes vs Martinez form

Martinez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Robson Conceicao on 29th January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Juan Carlos Burgos on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Claudio Marrero on 24th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beat Jessie Cris Rosales on 1st November 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

He had defeated John Vincent Moralde on 5th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Activity check

Cortes' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cortes vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cortes vs Martinez?

Cortes vs Martinez was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Cortes vs Martinez?

Andres Cortes was a 1/3 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Xavier Martinez made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.