Martinez vs Marrero FULL FIGHT: October 24, 2020 | PBC on Showtime
- Posted by sabre on Apr 30, 2023
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Undefeated contender Xavier Martínez takes the hard-hitting Claudio "The Matrix" Marrero the distance and walks away victorious via UD in their WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator.
In the co-main event, unbeaten contender Xavier Martinez (16-0, 11 KOs) survived two knockdowns to win a unanimous decision over Claudio Marrero (24-5, 17 KOs) in their WBA Super Featherweight Title Eliminator. After 12 rounds, all three judges scored the fight for Martinez, by scores of 115-111 and 114-112 twice.
The fight featured ebbs and flows, with each man seemingly in control at different times throughout. Sacramento’s Martinez flashed impressive combination punching, punctuating many attacks with a left hook that slowly closed Marrero’s right eye. Representing his native Dominican Republic, Marrero actually held the statistical edge in the fight, out landing Martinez 161 to 128.
Marrero seemed to change the tide of the fight in round eight, landing a powerful right hook to the head that drop