Martin vs Marcouchi

Who won Martin vs Marcouchi?

Sandor Martin beat Mohamed El Marcouchi by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 16th, 2023, at Palasport Le Cupole, Torino.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Martin vs Marcouchi stats

Back in December 2023, Sandor Martin stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Mohamed El Marcouchi made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Sandor Martin was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Sandor Martin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mohamed El Marcouchi was an orthodox fighter.

Martin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 months earlier than Marcouchi, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 122 more professional rounds, totaling 293 compared to Marcouchi's 171.

Sandor Martin went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Martin vs Marcouchi form

Sandor Martin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Teofimo Lopez on December 10, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Felix Jr on April 1, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mikey Garcia on October 16, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Kay Prospere on April 23, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

He had defeated Joe Hughes on December 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña.

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Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Marcouchi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martin vs Marcouchi?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Martin vs Marcouchi?

Sandor Martin was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Mohamed El Marcouchi made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.