Who won Lopez vs Martin?

Teofimo Lopez beat Sandor Martin by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 10th December 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 96-93, 94-95 in favor of winner Teofimo Lopez.

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).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Keyshawn Davis beat Juan Carlos Burgos, Jared Anderson defeated Jerry Forrest and Xander Zayas was victorious over Alexis Salazar.

Lopez vs Martin stats

Teofimo Lopez stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Sandor Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Teofimo Lopez was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Teofimo Lopez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Sandor Martin was a southpaw.

Lopez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 year later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 183 less professional rounds, 101 to Martin's 284.

Teofimo Lopez went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Sandor Martin was ranked number 11 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Lopez vs Martin form

Lopez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Richard Commey on 14th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Masayoshi Nakatani on 19th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Going into that contest, he had beat Edis Tatli on 20th April 2019 by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Diego Magdaleno on 2nd February 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

He had beat Mason Menard on 8th December 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, 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 23rd April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

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

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

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

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

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Teofimo Lopez had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 14 days ago, while Sandor Martin's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 5 days ago.

Lopez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Lopez vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Lopez vs Martin?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Lopez vs Martin?

Teofimo Lopez was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Sandor Martin made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.