Martinez vs Arroyo

Who won Martinez vs Arroyo?

The fight between Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo finished in a no contest on Friday, November 19th, 2021.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade beating Jason Quigley for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev beat Jose Velasquez for the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight belts, Kali Reis defeated Jessica Camara, and Demsey McKean was victorious over Don Haynesworth.

Martinez vs Arroyo stats

Back in November 2021, Julio Cesar Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

McWilliams Arroyo made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Arroyo, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Arroyo's 76%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 7 months later than Arroyo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Arroyo's 142.

Martinez vs Arroyo form

Martinez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joel Cordova on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Moises Calleros on October 23, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jay Harris on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Cristofer Rosales on December 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.

His contest against Charlie Edwards on August 31, 2019 ended in a no contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Arroyo 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 won against Abraham Rodriguez on February 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC Interim World Flyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kazuto Ioka on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Cuadras on February 24, 2018, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had lost to Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on April 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

He had defeated Victor Ruiz on April 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julio Cesar Martinez had been fighting more than McWilliams Arroyo.

Going into this contest, Julio Cesar Martinez had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while McWilliams Arroyo's last outing had been 8 months and 23 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Arroyo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Arroyo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Arroyo?

Martinez vs Arroyo was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Arroyo?

Julio Cesar Martinez was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while McWilliams Arroyo made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.