Martin vs Scarpa

Who won Martin vs Scarpa?

Sandor Martin beat Andrea Scarpa by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, July 27th, 2019, at Estadio Municipal de Nou Barris, Cataluña.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sandor Martin.

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).

Martin vs Scarpa stats

Back in July 2019, Sandor Martin stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrea Scarpa made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Scarpa had an advantage in power over Martin, with a 46% knockout percentage compared to Martin's 35%.

Sandor Martin was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Scarpa had a height advantage of 4 inches over Martin.

Sandor Martin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Andrea Scarpa was an orthodox fighter.

Martin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 months later than Scarpa, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 117 more professional rounds, totaling 306 compared to Scarpa's 189.

Martin vs Scarpa form

Scarpa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joe Hughes on November 30, 2018, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Teatro Obi Hall, Toscana, Italy.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ohara Davies on November 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John Wayne Hibbert on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Lyes Chaibi on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy.

He had won against Emanuele De Prophetis on June 20, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Teatro Principe, Milan.

Activity check

Martin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Scarpa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Scarpa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Estadio Municipal de Nou Barris, Cataluña, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martin vs Scarpa?

Sandor Martin was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Andrea Scarpa made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.