Verdejo vs Martinez

Who won Verdejo vs Martinez?

Felix Verdejo beat Juan Jose Martinez by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, June 11th, 2016, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Verdejo vs Martinez stats

Back in June 2016, Felix Verdejo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Jose Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Verdejo, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Verdejo's 67%.

Felix Verdejo was the younger man by 7 years, at 23 years old.

Verdejo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Felix Verdejo and Juan Jose Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Verdejo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Martinez's 125.

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Verdejo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Verdejo vs Martinez?

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