Martinez vs Cordova

Who won Martinez vs Cordova?

Julio Cesar Martinez beat Joel Cordova by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 26th June 2021 at Guadalajara in 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 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Cordova, boosting at 76% knock out percentage over Cordova's 25%.

Julio Cesar Martinez was the older man by 29 years, at 27 years old.

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

Both Julio Cesar Martinez & 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, 8 year and 6 months later than Cordova, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 137 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 beat Moises Calleros on 23rd October 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Gimnasio TV Azteca, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beat Jay Harris on 29th February 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 20th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Arizona.

Before that, he had won against Charlie Edwards on 31st August 2019 by technical knockout in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had beat Andrew Selby on 23rd March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 12:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Martinez vs Cordova?

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