Who won Martin vs Vargas?
Charles Martin beat Devin Vargas by knockout in the 4th round on Sunday, September 4th, 2022, at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr beating Luis Ortiz. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Eduardo Ramirez, Joseph Spencer defeated Kevin Salgado, Jose Valenzuela was defeated by Edwin De Los Santos, Abner Mares beat Miguel Flores, and Raeese Aleem defeated Mike Plania.
Martin vs Vargas stats
Back in September 2022, Charles Martin stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.
Devin Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.
Charles Martin was the younger man by 5 years, at 36 years old.
Martin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Vargas. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Charles Martin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Devin Vargas was an orthodox fighter.
Martin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 11 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Vargas' 149.
Charles Martin went into the fight ranked number 14 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Martin vs Vargas form
Martin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luis Ortiz on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Gerald Washington on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Daniel Martz on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.
Before that, he had beaten Gregory Corbin on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.
He had been beaten by Adam Kownacki on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.
Activity check
Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
Vargas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.
What time did Martin vs Vargas start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Martin vs Vargas?
Martin vs Vargas was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.
What were the odds on Martin vs Vargas?
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