Martinez vs Cordova

Who won Martinez vs Cordova?

Julio Cesar Martinez beat Joel Cordova by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, June 26th, 2021, at Guadalajara, Jalisco.

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.

Martinez vs Cordova stats

Back in June 2021, Julio Cesar Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joel Cordova made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Cordova, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Cordova's 25%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the older man by 29 years, at 26 years old.

Martinez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cordova. Despite this, Cordova had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez and Joel Cordova fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Cordova's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 years and 1 month later than Cordova, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 21 more professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Cordova's 116.

Joel Cordova was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Martinez vs Cordova form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, Mexico.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

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

He had beaten Andrew Selby on March 23, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 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 Cordova start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Cordova?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Martinez vs Cordova?

Julio Cesar Martinez was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Joel Cordova made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.