Garcia vs Martinez

Who won Garcia vs Martinez?

Mikey Garcia beat Roman Martinez by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, November 9th, 2013, at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

Garcia vs Martinez stats

Back in November 2013, Mikey Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Roman Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a large advantage in power over Martinez, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 59%.

Mikey Garcia was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Mikey Garcia and Roman Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 4 years and 6 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 248 compared to Martinez's 253.

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Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Martinez?

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