Martin vs Zaina

Who won Martin vs Zaina?

Frank Martin beat Tarik Zaina by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 24th, 2026, at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete losing to O’Shaquie Foster for the IBF World Junior Lightweight, WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Albert Gonzalez beat Edward Vazquez, and Deric Davis defeated Joaquin Silva Faccio.

Martin vs Zaina stats

Frank Martin stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tarik Zaina made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martin had a slight advantage in power over Zaina, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Zaina's 67%.

Frank Martin was the same age as Tarik Zaina, at 31 years old.

Zaina had a height advantage of 4 inches over Martin. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Frank Martin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Tarik Zaina was an orthodox fighter.

Martin was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Zaina, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Zaina's 128.

Frank Martin went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 8 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Martin vs Zaina form

Martin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Nahir Albright on February 21, 2026 in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Rances Barthelemy on December 6, 2025, by knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on June 15, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Michel Rivera on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Martin vs Zaina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martin vs Zaina?

Martin vs Zaina was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Martin vs Zaina?

Frank Martin was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Tarik Zaina made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+850) with oddsmakers.