Garcia vs Martin

Who won Garcia vs Martin?

Sandor Martin beat Mikey Garcia by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at Chukchansi Park, California.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 95-95 in favor of winner Sandor Martin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Elwin Soto was defeated by Jonathan Gonzalez for the WBO World Junior Flyweight championship, Diego Pacheco beat Lucas de Abreu, and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defeated Jose Alejandro Burgos.

Garcia vs Martin stats

Back in October 2021, Mikey Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sandor Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Martin, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Martin's 34%.

Mikey Garcia was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Martin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Mikey Garcia fought out of the orthodox stance, while Sandor Martin was a southpaw.

Garcia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Martin's 293.

Mikey Garcia went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Garcia vs Martin form

Mikey Garcia had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Jessie Vargas on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on March 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Easter Jr on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight and WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Before that, he had won against Sergey Lipinets on March 10, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Alamodome, Texas.

He had beaten Adrien Broner on July 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Martin 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 defeated Kay Prospere on April 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joe Hughes on December 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andrea Scarpa on July 27, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Estadio Municipal de Nou Barris, Cataluña.

Before that, he had defeated Jorge Moreno on June 23, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Hotel Novotel Madrid Center, Comunidad de Madrid.

He had lost to Anthony Yigit on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sandor Martin had been fighting more than Mikey Garcia.

Going into this contest, Mikey Garcia had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 17 days ago, while Sandor Martin's last outing had been 5 months and 23 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Chukchansi Park, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Martin?

The DAZN show began at 6:30 PM EST / 3:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Martin?

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