European Jr. Welterweight champion Sandor Martin scored a
dominant ten round unanimous decision over Jose Felix in a non-title bout on
Friday night at the Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. A very tactical
fight from the outset, Martin used his Boxing IQ in using angles, and superb
counter punching to get the upper hand on Felix. As the fight progressed,
Martin went from a fighter looking for counter shots to the fighter forcing the
action as he frequently beat Felix to the punch and found a consistent home for
his right hand as part of combinations he was able to land. Although it
appeared that Martin may have been able to get a stoppage late in the fight if
he had forced the issue, he was content to box his way to a convincing decision
victory. Official scores were: 100-90, (On two scorecards) and 99-91 in favor
of Martin. Sandor Martin advances to 40-2, with 13 Knockouts. Jose Felix falls
to 39-6-1, with 30 Knockouts.
Also on this card:
Undefeated Flyweight and 2016 Spanish Olympian Samuel
Carmona survived an extremely grueling test in the form of former world title
challenger Joel Cordova in winning a ten round unanimous decision. An
action-packed fight from the outset that initially saw Carmona beating Cordova
to the punch, quickly turned as Cordova forced a near non-stop fast pace and
consistently came forward landing hard shots and forcing Carmona on the defensive
and having to look for counter punch opportunities. The two fighters continued
to exchange offense and in round eight a barrage of punches seemed to have
Carmona in serious trouble. Despite the momentum appearing to be in Cordova’s
favor, Carmona was able to score a knockdown of him in round nine with a widely
thrown left hook to the head and was able to hang on to earn a decision victory
that might be viewed as controversial by some based on how the fight was
fought. Official scores were: 96-94, 97-93, and 96-93 in favor of Carmona. Samuel Carmona advances to 7-0, with 4
Knockouts. Joel Cordova falls to 13-6-2, with 3 Knockouts.
In a battle of unbeaten Middleweight prospects. Jhon Obregon
scored a hard fought eight round unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Kyle
Lomotey. A fight that saw several heated exchanges of power punches, Obregon
seemed to land the harder shots of the two and had Lomotey stunned periodically
throughout the fight. In rounds five and six, Lomotey was penalized two points
for head butts. Official scores were: 80-72, 79-73, and 77-73 in favor of Obregon.
Jhon Obregon advances to 10-0, with 4 Knockouts. Kyle Lomotey falls to 10-1,
with 2 Knockouts.
Former Women’s IBF Jr. Bantamweight world champion Jorgelina
Guanini competing as a Jr. Featherweight, scored an eight round unanimous
decision over previously undefeated Stevi Levy. Guanini landed a flush overhand
right to the temple of Levy in round one and generally landed the harder
punches of the two. In round five, a double left hook to the body by Guanini badly
hurt Levy and set off an unanswered barrage of punches by the former world
champion, but Levy was able to survive the round and showed her mettle in
fighting till the final bell. Official scores were: 80-73, 79-73, and, 79-75 in
favor of Guanini. Jorgelina Guanini advances to 10-4-2, with 1 Knockouts. Stevi
Levy falls to 5-1, with 0 Knockouts.
In a non-title Light-Heavyweight bout, WBO European Light-Heavyweight
champion Ricards Bolotniks began the evening by scoring an eight round
unanimous decision over previously undefeated Hrvoje Sep. A fight that was
fought exclusively in close range, the difference was ultimately Bolotniks’ work
rate compared to his opponent as he often threw punches in three and four punch
combinations whereas Sep seemed intent on landing single punches. Official
scores were: 78-75, (On two scorecards) and 77-75 in favor of Bolotniks. Ricards
Bolotniks advances to 19-6-1, with 8 Knockouts. Hrvoje Sep falls to 11-1, with
8 Knockouts.
Sandor Martin has been building significant momentum over
the last several years including his victory over former multi-division world
champion Mikey Garcia in his last bout prior to his victory over Jose Felix. Martin,
who is rated in the top five in both the World Boxing Association (WBA) and
World Boxing Council (WBC) Jr. Welterweight ratings and has been unbeaten since
losing a unanimous decision to Anthony Yigit in September 2017. Now eleven
fights and eleven victories since that defeat, Martin appears to be within
striking distance of fighting for a world championship. With current Undisputed
Jr. Welterweight champion Josh Taylor, who holds the WBC,WBA,IBF,WBO crowns,
setting his sights on moving up in weight to the 147lb. Welterweight division,
there will be no shortage of opportunities for Martin to fight for a vacant
world championship as the 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division begins another period of transition where the
unification process to determine one world champion in the division will begin
all over again.
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