
How resurgent Joeshon James is helping Andres Martinez after double tragedy
Boxing trainer Andres Martinez capped off a heavy couple of years with a triumphant victory to end 2025.
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Boxing trainer Andres Martinez capped off a heavy couple of years with a triumphant victory to end 2025.

James won a majority decision over Yojanler Martinez in a wild, wonky eight-round fight featuring momentum swings, point deductions and even a double knockdown at War Memorial Auditorium.

Cardenas dropped Naoya Inoue in the second round in May and battled with the undisputed junior featherweight champion before getting stopped in the eighth.

The WBO lightweight titleholder was in the arena to watch his gym mate, super middleweight prospect Martinez, demolish Joeshon James

Lester Martinez scored a fourth-round knockout against Joeshon James on Saturday at the Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino, California.

Lester Martinez scored the win of his career to date, stopping previously undefeated Joeshon James in four rounds Saturday in San Bernardino, California.

Joeshon James, who meets Lester Martinez on Saturday in San Bernardino, is ready to put previous frustrations – and Martinez – behind him.

Lester Martinez's trainer, the well-regarded Brian McIntyre, is looking forward to putting unfinished business to rest after two late notice withdrawals.

Joeshon James has had to wait to face Lester Martinez in a super middleweight bout which will take place on Saturday at the Orange Show Events Center, in San Bernardino, California. The fight reminds him of a previous bout against another undefeated fighter from his past, when he knocked out Richard Brewart Jnr.

This is our pick of the week not because of the main event itself at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, but rather because of what it will hopefully set up: Bigger fights against the top names in a talented weight class.