Martinez vs Murray

Who won Martinez vs Murray?

Sergio Martinez beat Martin Murray by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 27th, 2013, at Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Distrito Federal.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 115-112 in favor of winner Sergio Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC middleweight championship of the world.

Martinez vs Murray stats

Back in April 2013, Sergio Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 50 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Murray made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 1 draw, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had an advantage in power over Murray, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 44%.

Sergio Martinez was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

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

Sergio Martinez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Martin Murray was an orthodox fighter.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 9 years and 8 months earlier than Murray, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 132 more professional rounds, totaling 440 compared to Murray's 308.

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Martinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Murray?

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