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After winning the middleweight championship against Kelly Pavlik in April 2010, Sergio Martínez made one defence of the WBC belt before he was stripped for not facing "Interim" champion Sebastian Zbik. Zbik would be promoted to full champion but would lose the belt in his first defence to Julio César Chávez Jr.. [2]
Sergio Gabriel Martínez (born 21 February 1975) is an Argentine professional boxer.He has held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC super welterweight title from 2009 to 2010; and the unified WBC, WBO, Ring magazine and lineal middleweight titles between 2010 and 2014.
In front of 21,090 at the Garden, Cotto would knock Martínez down 3 times in the first round, with Martinez's legs having knee braces on and clearly visible. After the first round however, the champion began to make the fight more competitive with Cotto. He continued to fight back until round nine when Martínez went down once again.
Sergio Martínez vs. Matthew Macklin, billed as Get Your Irish Up, is a boxing middleweight bout for The Ring world title and universally recognized middleweight championship of the world. [2] The bout was held on March 17, 2012, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York , United States.
Sergio Martínez vs. Darren Barker, billed as No Fear. No Mercy. , was a professional boxing match contested on October 1, 2011 for The Ring middleweight championship. [ 1 ]
Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez Jr., billed as "La Hora De la Verdad", was a professional boxing match contested on June 4, 2011, for the WBC Middleweight championship. [1] It has been the first time that the son of legendary boxing Champion Julio César Chávez , fought for a world title.
World Jr. Welterweight Champion 1959 June 12- 1960, September 1, WBA Lightweight Champion 1962 Apr 21 – 1965 Apr 10, WBC Lightweight Champion 1963 Apr 7 – 1965 Apr 10, WBC Lightweight Champion 1965 Nov 13 – 1968 Jun 29. 2 Wilfred Benítez: 1994 The youngest world champion in boxing history.
The fight was billed as a potential "fight of the year", however the fight ended abruptly and dramatically when Sergio Martínez delivered a knockout blow with 2:02 left in the 2nd round of the scheduled 12 round fight. The punch was a short left hook that caught Williams right on the chin, as he attempted to deliver a left-hand of his own.