McKinson vs Martin

Who won McKinson vs Martin?

Michael McKinson beat Alex Martin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at USC Galen Center, California.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 99-91 in favor of winner Michael McKinson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Alexis Rocha beating Blair Cobbs. Also on the undercard Bektemir Melikuziev defeated David Zegarra, and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was victorious over Roberto Pucheta.

McKinson vs Martin stats

Back in March 2022, Michael McKinson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alex Martin made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martin had a large advantage in power over McKinson, boasting a 35% knockout percentage compared to McKinson's 10%.

Michael McKinson was the older man by 30 years, at 28 years old.

Martin had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Michael McKinson and Alex Martin fought out of a southpaw stance.

McKinson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 5 months later than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Martin's 148.

Michael McKinson went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO at welterweight.

McKinson vs Martin form

Michael McKinson had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Przemyslaw Runowski on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Chris Kongo on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Martin Harkin on October 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Luis Alberto Veron on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Evgeny Pavko on July 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

Activity check

McKinson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did McKinson vs Martin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at USC Galen Center, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast McKinson vs Martin?

McKinson vs Martin was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on McKinson vs Martin?

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