Martin vs Barthelemy

Who won Martin vs Barthelemy?

Frank Martin beat Rances Barthelemy by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beating Lamont Roach for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Stephen Fulton was overcome by O’Shaquie Foster for the WBC Interim World Lightweight belt, Jesus Ramos was victorious over Shane Mosley Jr for the WBC Interim World Middleweight title, Erislandy Lara beat Johan Gonzalez for the WBA World Middleweight championship, and Isaac Lucero defeated Roberto Valenzuela Jr.

Martin vs Barthelemy stats

Back in December 2025, Frank Martin stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Rances Barthelemy made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Frank Martin was the younger man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Barthelemy had a height advantage of 3 inches over Martin. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Frank Martin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rances Barthelemy was an orthodox fighter.

Martin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 1 month later than Barthelemy, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Barthelemy's 214.

Martin vs Barthelemy form

Martin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on June 15, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michel Rivera on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jackson Marinez on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had beaten Romero Duno on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Rances Barthelemy had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jose Carlos Ramirez on April 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Save Mart Arena, Fresno, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Omar Juarez on May 13, 2023, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gary Antuanne Russell on July 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Al Rivera on January 30, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

He had drawn with Robert Easter Jr on April 27, 2019, by split draw in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Frank Martin had been fighting more than Rances Barthelemy.

Going into this contest, Frank Martin had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 21 days ago, while Rances Barthelemy's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 9 days ago.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Barthelemy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Barthelemy start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martin vs Barthelemy?

Martin vs Barthelemy was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Martin vs Barthelemy?

Frank Martin was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Rances Barthelemy made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.