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By Jake Donovan - More than 1,500 miles away from the Atlantic City venue that would serve as the main topic of conversation in boxing circles, another Martinez found himself in a far tougher night than expected.
In the end, flyweight contender Raul Martinez was able to overcome facial cuts and a grueling affair in outlasting determined challenger Rodrigo Guerrero to take a split decision in their Fox Sports Espanol-televised main event at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Martinez put away rounds on the strength of his superior boxing ability, but the crude Guerrero made the former amateur standout earn every bit of his paycheck, every step of the way.
After four rounds, Martinez was left with a gaping cut underneath his left eye and bore the look of a man who wanted to be anywhere but in the ring, while Guerrero was unmarked and as calm as an assassin.
Given the fight’s progression, all it meant was that both would make terrific poker players.
Martinez never stopped trucking forward, creating more distance on the scorecards with each passing rounds and making his presence felt when pure boxing alone wouldn’t keep Guerrero off of him. A left uppercut in the sixth round was the hardest punch Martinez had landed to that point, but hardly his last shining moment of the night. [Click Here To Read More]
In the end, flyweight contender Raul Martinez was able to overcome facial cuts and a grueling affair in outlasting determined challenger Rodrigo Guerrero to take a split decision in their Fox Sports Espanol-televised main event at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
Martinez put away rounds on the strength of his superior boxing ability, but the crude Guerrero made the former amateur standout earn every bit of his paycheck, every step of the way.
After four rounds, Martinez was left with a gaping cut underneath his left eye and bore the look of a man who wanted to be anywhere but in the ring, while Guerrero was unmarked and as calm as an assassin.
Given the fight’s progression, all it meant was that both would make terrific poker players.
Martinez never stopped trucking forward, creating more distance on the scorecards with each passing rounds and making his presence felt when pure boxing alone wouldn’t keep Guerrero off of him. A left uppercut in the sixth round was the hardest punch Martinez had landed to that point, but hardly his last shining moment of the night. [Click Here To Read More]
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