Martinez vs Gongora

Who won Martinez vs Gongora?

Lester Martinez beat Carlos Gongora by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, June 28th, 2024, at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Lester Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lamont Roach beating Feargal McCrory for the WBA World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Alex Dilmaghani lost to Rene Tellez Giron.

Martinez vs Gongora stats

Lester Martinez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Carlos Gongora made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Lester Martinez was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Gongora had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Lester Martinez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Carlos Gongora was a southpaw.

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 10 months later than Gongora, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 51 fewer professional rounds, totaling 70 compared to Gongora's 121.

Lester Martinez went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Activity check

Gongora's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Gongora start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Gongora?

Martinez vs Gongora was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Gongora?

Lester Martinez was a 4/11 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Carlos Gongora made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.