Khegai vs Martinez

Who won Khegai vs Martinez?

Arnold Khegai beat Jon Martinez by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, January 27th, 2024, at Teatro Cupula Arenas, Barcelona.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Khegai vs Martinez stats

Back in January 2024, Arnold Khegai stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Jon Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws.

Arnold Khegai was the older man by 32 years, at 32 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 4 inches over Khegai.

Both Arnold Khegai and Jon Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khegai's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Martinez's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 141 compared to Martinez's 117.

Khegai vs Martinez form

Khegai 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 Freddy Lainez on July 22, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eduardo Baez on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Antonio Tostado Garcia on May 7, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sartory Sale Koln, Cologne, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Vicente Martin Rodriguez on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ice Palace "Terminal", Brovari, Ukraine.

He had been beaten by Stephen Fulton on January 25, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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Khegai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Khegai vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Teatro Cupula Arenas, Barcelona, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Khegai vs Martinez?

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