Martinez vs Duran

Who won Martinez vs Duran?

Kiko Martinez beat Jayro Duran by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, September 11th, 2021, at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71, 79-72 in favor of winner Kiko Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Martinez vs Duran stats

Back in September 2021, Kiko Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 10 losses, and 2 draws, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jayro Duran made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Duran had a large advantage in power over Martinez, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 71%.

Kiko Martinez was the older man by 38 years, at 35 years old.

Duran had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez.

Both Kiko Martinez and Jayro Duran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 10 years and 1 month earlier than Duran, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 203 more professional rounds, totaling 349 compared to Duran's 146.

Martinez vs Duran form

Kiko Martinez had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Zelfa Barrett on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Noe Martinez Raygoza on August 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Malecon, Cantabria, Spain.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Josh Warrington on May 13, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Leo Santa Cruz on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Duran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Duran?

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