CompuBox: Mikey Garcia's Accuracy Damages Rocky
The selective Mikey Garcia landed nearly half his power punches, while limiting Roman "Rocky" Martinez to a connect percentage of just 14%.
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Mikey Garcia Knocks Martinez Out To Win WBO Crown
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas - Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28KOs) made a statement in his new division, as he moves up to knock Roman "Rocky" Martinez (27-2-2, 16KOs) out in the eight round to capture the WBO super featherweight championship. Garcia becomes a two-division champion with the victory. The first round was close, but Martinez opened things up in the second when he dropped Garcia with a good counter. Garcia's boxing took over after that, with a huge sixth round where he cracked Martinez with several shots that shook the Puerto Rican fighter up. Garcia dominated the seventh and then landed a huge body shot in the eight to put Martinez down for the count.
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Photos: Mikey Garcia Wins More Gold With Martinez KO
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas - Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28KOs) made a statement in his new division, as he moves up to knock Roman "Rocky" Martinez (27-2-2, 16KOs) out in the eight round to capture the WBO super featherweight championship. Garcia becomes a two-division champion with the victory. Garcia was dropped in the second round, but then he dominated the action and then landed a huge body shot in the eight to put Martinez down for the count.
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Photos: Donaire KO's Darchinyan, Andrade Beats Vanes
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas - More than six years after their first meeting, Nonito Donaire (32-2, 21KOs) knocked out Vic Darchinyan (39-6-1, 28KOs) in the ninth round of their rematch. In the first fight, Donaire knocked out Darchinyan in five rounds. Donaire returns for the first time since the April decision loss to Guillermo Rigondeaux. At the time of the stoppage, Darchinyan was leading 78-74 on two of the cards and it was a draw on the third.
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Roman Martinez: I Felt Garcia's Power From First Punch
Puerto Rico's Roman Martinez (27-2-2) felt the power of Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28KOs) from the very first round. Garcia landed a perfect shot to the body to put Martinez down for the full count in the eight round, capturing the WBO super featherweight title at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. In the second, Martinez caught Garcia with a counter that put him down. Martinez knew he was in for a serious fight when he saw Garcia rise to his feet without any damage.
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Garcia to the Body, Donaire With the Repeat in Texas
by Cliff Rold - 25-year old Mikey Garcia (33-0, 28 KO) of Oxnard, California, moved up from Featherweight and added his second WBO title in a second weight class on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christie, Texas, coming off the floor in the second and knocking out 30-year old 130 lb. titlist Rocky Martinez (27-2-2, 16 KO) of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, the eight round with a precise shot to the body. Both men came in below the division limit, Garcia at 128 ¾ and Martinez at 129 ¾. The referee was Laurence Cole. The first round and most of the second were measured, both men boxing and warming to their task. A short right hand enlivened the affair near the end of the second, Martinez dropping Garcia. Garcia beat the count but appeared a little unsteady in the ensuing exchange before returning to the corner. Round three had moments for both men, Garcia landing a particularly nasty right hand. Martinez closed the round aggressively, if not too effectively. The fourth round was close, the fight remaining a technical struggle with enough hard punches both ways to keep tension high. Garcia boxed well in the fifth and knocked Martinez off balance late to assert some control. Martinez showed no wilt.
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Video: Mikey Garcia, Robert Garcia Post Fight Interview
Michael Campbell catches up with newly crowned WBO super featherweight champion Mikey Garcia to discuss his knockout victory over Rocky Martinez, the move to 130-pounds, working with Alex Ariza. Trainer Robert Garcia also chimes in, and gives his thoughts on Nonito Donaire's victory over Vic Darchinyan and more.
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Mikey Garcia Not Taking Any Shortcuts in 130 Debut
Miguel Angel Garcia is good. Real Good. So good that people in boxing do not refer to him as a prospect anymore. They refer to him as a future force to be reckoned with at the super featherweight limit. Could he eventually go up to lightweight and fight the top fighters there? Possible and eventually. For now, let us see what he could do against formidable opposition in the 130-pound weight class. That will start tonight when he faces Roman “Rocky” Martinez in a scheduled 12 round bout at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX. Garcia will be gunning for a second world title when he faces Martinez that will be televised live on HBO. The telecast will begin at 9:30PM ET/ 6:30 PM.
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Garcia vs. Martinez - CompuBox Historical Review
Roman Martinez is the busier fighter and as a result he gets hit more often. Opponents (Burgos, Beltran, Burns, Magdaleno) landed 39% of their power shots. Garcia is more selective, and the harder puncher. Last six opponents landed just 21% of their total punches, while Garcia landed 42% of his power shots.
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Video: Mikey Garcia Pumped For Martinez Title Clash
WBO super featherweight champion Roman "Rocky" Martinez will have a very tough test in front of him, when he faces undefeated mandatory challenger Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, taking place later tonight at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. In his last fight, Garcia destroyed Martinez's friend and countryman, Juan Manuel Lopez, and now the up and coming Mexican has moved up in weight to capture his second title. Video by Ed Keenan.
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