Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez got rid of his adversary John Tehran at minute and 27 seconds before the first free kick with his left, applied against the ropes after measuring it with a right jab.
The quilmeño based in Madridwith a professional record of 57 wins (32 before the limit), 3 falls and 2 non-decision fights, appeared for the first time in the mythical Buenos Aires venue, accompanied by the presence of other champions such as Juan Martin “Latigo” Coggi, Marcos “Chino” Maidana and Marcela “The Tigress” Acuña.
The fight, agreed to 10 rounds, starred in the gala for the series’ avant-premiere “Ringo. Glory and death”dedicated to the legendary Argentine boxer Oscar Natalio Bonavenawhich will be available from Friday on the platform Star+.
In his brief performance, “Wonder” Martinez he winked twice at the public, as a sign of absolute control of the actions. The definition came in his first decisive advance against a fragile adversary.
“I thank you all for having come, thank you infinitely for having collected this heat. I am very powerful! I tell you one thing: do not make you believe that 48 years is very. I did not finish, until the world title I do not stop”assured the Argentine in his message to an audience avid for more boxing.
The former middleweight champion World Boxing Council (WBC) He returned to fight in the country almost ten years after his last performance, a remembered night at the stadium in Velez Sarsfieldin full swing, when he beat the British on points Martin Murray for that crown
It was his first defense after winning the belt on the great night of his life, on September 15, 2012, the date on which he defeated the Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in Las Vegas, United States.
“Wonder” Martinez resigned the crown to the Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto in it Madison Square Garden of NY in June 2014 and retired from professional boxing with a knee injury.
But in 2020, at the age of 45, he decided to return to the ring in the hope of earning another chance to fight for a world title. Since then he’s won all six of his fights: four in Spainone in USA and the one tonight in the Luna Park.
“The World Cup chance will come at some point. I know it will be like that, due to a matter of settling, inertia, position, effectiveness in my career, history, record. There are many reasons. I’m there for a title of the world”entrusted to telam before the presentation before the Colombian.
Tehran38 years old, made his third presentation in the country and lost again by knockout in the previous two.
The Colombian boxer (18-2-0, 15 KOs.) had been defeated by the local Cesar Barrionuevo in the search for the vacant Latino welterweight title WBC in Catamarca in 2014 and in his last performance he lost to the Cordoba Juan Manuel Taborda for the middleweight Latino title WBO in Villa Mariaon September 23, 2022.
The complementary bouts of the card had the following results:
Damian Arce (Cuba, rookie) beat Sebastian Castillo (7-2-1) by points in unanimous decision, bantamweight category.
Brian Arregui (8-2-0, 1 KO) defeated matias galucci (8-3-0) by sixth-round TKO, super welterweight
Andés “La Maquinita” Sosa (15-2-0, 8 KOs.) prevailed over Laureano “Dynamite” Sciuto (11-1-0, 7 KOs.).
Source: Ambito
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