Martin vs Rojo

Who won Martin vs Rojo?

Ryan Martin beat Francisco Rojo by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 16th September 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-93, 91-98 in favor of winner Ryan Martin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Martin vs Rojo stats

Back in September 2017, Ryan Martin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Francisco Rojo made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Ryan Martin was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Martin had a height advantage of 4 inches over Rojo.

Both Ryan Martin & Francisco Rojo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 year and 10 months later than Rojo, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 127 to Rojo's 108.

Ryan Martin went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at lightweight.

Francisco Rojo was ranked number 9 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

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Martin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Rojo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martin vs Rojo?

Ryan Martin was a 9/50 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Francisco Rojo made his way into the ring at 19/4 (+480) with oddsmakers.