Martinez vs Bornea

Who won Martinez vs Bornea?

Fernando Martinez beat Jade Bornea by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, at Armory, Minneapolis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Martinez was making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Super Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Kazuto Ioka in July 2024. He had held this belt for 11 months and 6 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Carlos Adames beating Julian Williams for the WBC Interim World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Erickson Lubin beat Luis Arias, Caleb Truax was overcome by Burley Brooks, and Wilner Soto was defeated by Jerwin Ancajas.

Martinez vs Bornea stats

Back in June 2023, Fernando Martinez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Jade Bornea made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.

Fernando Martinez was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Bornea had a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Fernando Martinez and Jade Bornea fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 10 months later than Bornea, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 127 compared to Bornea's 98.

Jade Bornea was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Fernando Martinez had been fighting more than Jade Bornea.

Going into this contest, Fernando Martinez had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Jade Bornea's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 10 days ago.

Martinez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Bornea's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Bornea start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Bornea?

Martinez vs Bornea was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Bornea?

Fernando Martinez was a 7/25 (-360) favorite going into the contest, while Jade Bornea made his way into the ring at 53/20 (+270) with oddsmakers.