Margarito vs Martinez

Who won Margarito vs Martinez?

Antonio Margarito beat Sergio Martinez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 19th, 2000, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Margarito vs Martinez stats

Back in February 2000, Antonio Margarito stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Sergio Martinez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw.

Antonio Margarito was the younger man by 3 years, at 22 years old.

Margarito had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Antonio Margarito fought out of the orthodox stance, while Sergio Martinez was a southpaw.

Margarito was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 1994, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 136 fewer professional rounds, totaling 304 compared to Martinez's 440.

Margarito 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 won against Macaulay McGowan on January 27, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wizink Center, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Prior to that, he had won against Brian Rose on September 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Valdemoro, Comunidad de Madrid.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jussi Koivula on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bolera Severino Prieto, Cantabria.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Miguel Fandino on August 21, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Torrelavega, Cantabria.

He had been beaten by Miguel Cotto on June 7, 2014, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Margarito's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 14 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Margarito vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Margarito vs Martinez?

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