Jose Sanmartin: record, next fight and profile →
Junior featherweight Elijah Pierce had to dig deep to secure a unanimous decision victory over Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin in the main event of OTX Boxing 10 at the OTE Arena on Friday night.
Junior featherweights Elijah Pierce and Jose Sanmartin were on target at Thursday’s weigh-in, ahead of Friday's OTX Boxing 10 main event at OTE Arena in Atlanta.
Junior featherweight boxer Elijah Pierce has embraced the moniker "WXXXLF," using it as a way to reflect on the challenges he’s faced.
Elijah Pierce will not headline Friday’s OTX8 card in Atlanta after missing Thursday’s weigh-in ceremony and later announcing on his social media platforms that an illness would force him out of his scheduled fight.
Junior featherweight Elijah Pierce, who bounced back from a knockdown to knockout Arthur Villanueva in his last fight, is targeting the top contenders in his division, including unified titleholder Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
Shabaz Masoud and Jose Sanmartin headlined tonight’s next NextGen card in Newcastle, finally meeting in a ten round super bantamweight fight. The pair were due to fight three weeks ago but Masoud was withdrawn during fight week after falling ill.
Jose Sanmartin is just as ready to shock the world as was the case three weeks ago. The visiting Colombian journeyman was left without a fight when Shabaz Masoud fell ill shortly after the weigh-in ahead of their previously scheduled October 21 outing in Manchester, England. The fight was postponed by three weeks, though Sanmartin refused to let the delay interfere with his mission throughout what became an extended training camp.
By Jake Donovan - Shabaz Masoud managed to find a silver lining from a year-long layoff. It was never the intention to pull out of a fight especially after having already made weight but the unbeaten prospect was presented with that scenario just three weeks ago. Masoud fell ill and was unable to proceed with a planned junior
Sanmartin, Masoud Weights Photos Gallery - The final press conference was held ahead of Matchroom Boxing's latest NXTGEN card at the Utilita Arena Newcastle this Saturday November 11. (photos by Dave Thompson)
Shabaz Masoud and Jose Sanmartin have once again made weight for their crossroads bout. Both boxers were under the 122-pound junior featherweight limit ahead of their DAZN-aired main event this Saturday from Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England. Masoud was a slim and trim 121.7 pounds, nearly identical to his weight of 120.8 pounds on October 20—one day ahead of their originally planned October 21 clash in Manchester. Colombia’s Sanmartin was a stunningly light 120.2 pounds, nearly two pounds lighter than when he had to strip to get down to 122 three weeks ago when he thought there was going to be a fight that weekend.