Martin vs Washington

Who won Martin vs Washington?

Charles Martin beat Gerald Washington by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder losing to Tyson Fury for the WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Emanuel Navarrete beat Jeo Santisima for the WBO World Junior Featherweight belt, Sebastian Fundora defeated Daniel Lewis, and Amir Imam was defeated by Javier Molina.

Martin vs Washington stats

Back in February 2020, Charles Martin stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gerald Washington made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martin had a large advantage in power over Washington, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Washington's 65%.

Charles Martin was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Washington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martin. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Charles Martin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gerald Washington was an orthodox fighter.

Martin's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Washington's, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 months later than Washington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 10 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Washington's 135.

Charles Martin went into the fight ranked number 11 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Gerald Washington was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Martin vs Washington form

Martin 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 defeated Daniel Martz on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gregory Corbin on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 8th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Adam Kownacki on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Vyacheslav Glazkov on January 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Gerald Washington had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Robert Helenius on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Adam Kownacki on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

He had won against Ray Austin on July 16, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gerald Washington had been fighting more than Charles Martin.

Going into this contest, Charles Martin had last fought 7 months and 9 days ago, while Gerald Washington's last outing had been 7 months and 9 days ago.

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Washington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Washington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martin vs Washington?

Martin vs Washington was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Martin vs Washington?

Charles Martin was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Gerald Washington made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.