Martinez vs McGowan

Who won Martinez vs McGowan?

Sergio Martinez beat Macaulay McGowan by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, January 27th, 2022, at Wizink Center, Comunidad de Madrid.

The scorecards were announced as 99-89, 99-89, 98-90 in favor of winner Sergio Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Martinez vs McGowan stats

Back in January 2022, Sergio Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 54 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Macaulay McGowan made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over McGowan, boasting a 56% knockout percentage compared to McGowan's 21%.

Sergio Martinez was the older man by 19 years, at 47 years old.

Sergio Martinez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Macaulay McGowan was an orthodox fighter.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 42 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 16 years and 4 months earlier than McGowan, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 282 more professional rounds, totaling 440 compared to McGowan's 158.

Sergio Martinez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at middleweight.

Martinez vs McGowan form

Martinez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Brian Rose on September 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Valdemoro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.

Prior to that, he had won against Jussi Koivula on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bolera Severino Prieto, Cantabria.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Miguel Fandino on August 21, 2020, by knockout in the 7th round at Torrelavega, Cantabria.

Before that, he had been beaten by Miguel Cotto on June 7, 2014, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had lost to Miguel Cotto on June 7, 2014, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

McGowan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs McGowan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Wizink Center, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs McGowan?

Sergio Martinez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Macaulay McGowan made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.