Martinez vs Tanaka

When is Martinez vs Tanaka?

Julio Cesar Martinez could take on Kosei Tanaka in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

Martinez vs Tanaka stats

Julio Cesar Martinez would step into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kosei Tanaka would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Martinez would have advantage in power over Tanaka, with a 71% knock out percentage over Tanaka's 55%.

Julio Cesar Martinez is the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Tanaka has a height advantage of 1 inch over Martinez. Despite this, he has 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Julio Cesar Martinez & Kosei Tanaka fight out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months later than Tanaka, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 36 less professional rounds, 137 to Tanaka's 173.

Julio Cesar Martinez goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the RING at flyweight.

Martinez vs Tanaka form

Martinez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Angelino Cordova on 30th March 2024 by majority decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Ronal Batista on 6th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Samuel Carmona on 3rd December 2022 by majority decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.

He had been beaten by McWilliams Arroyo on 19th November 2021 by unanimous decision in the 3rd round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at SNHU Arena, New Hampshire.

Tanaka has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Christian Eduardo Bacasegua on 24th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beat Yanga Sigqibo on 11th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Nagoya.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Masayoshi Hashizume on 29th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Sho Ishida on 11th December 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at International Conference Hall, Aichi.

He had lost to Kazuto Ioka on 31st December 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Julio Cesar Martinez has been fighting more than Kosei Tanaka.

Julio Cesar Martinez last fought 3 months and 26 days ago, while Kosei Tanaka's last outing was 5 months and 2 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

Tanaka's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

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