Julio Cesar Martinez: record, next fight and profile →
Puerto Rican flyweight contender McWilliams Arroyo is prepared for a very tough outing when he challenges WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez. The fight will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, on February 27.
Julio Cesar 'Rey' Martinez has changed his habits. After losing the opportunity to be involved in the co-feature for Canelo Alvarez's card last December, due to an illness caused by a carelessness in his diet, the WBC world flyweight champion will defend his title against McWilliams Arroyo of Puerto Rico, in a mandatory fight on February 27.
Julio Cesar Martinez will defend his WBC World Flyweight title against McWilliams Arroyo as the chief support to Canelo Alvarez’s defense of his WBC, WBA Super and Ring Magazine World Super-Middleweight titles on Saturday February 27 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN (except Mexico).
Julio Cesar Martinez once again looks to make his way onto a show headlined by his superstar stablemate. The all-action flyweight titlist from Mexico City is poised to make his third title defense, which will come in a rescheduled affair versus Puerto Rico’s McWilliams Arroyo. The bout will take place Feb. 27, live on DAZN from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, BoxingScene.com has learned.
With a mandatory challenger defined, world champion Julio Cesar Martinez (17-1, 13 KOs) is ready to take his career to the next level. Under the tutelage of his promoter, the Guadalajara trainer Eddy Reynoso, Martinez assured that he hopes to secure the best possible fights, despite the obstacles that other champions have put in order to face him.
The president of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaimán, has revealed that his organization has ordered the flyweight champion, Julio Cesar 'Rey' Martinez, to make a mandatory defense against the Puerto Rican contender McWilliams Arroyo.
Julio Cesar Martinez has been forced to withdraw from a fight for the second time since late in July. Matchroom Boxing announced Wednesday afternoon that Martinez has pulled out of his December 19 fight against Francisco Rodriguez due to an undisclosed illness not related to COVID-19. Martinez-Rodriguez, a 12-round fight for Martinez’s WBC world flyweight title, was supposed to be the co-feature on the Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith undercard at Alamodome in San Antonio.
Julio Cesar Martinez is ready for his place on one of the biggest cards of the year. The squat knockout artist from Mexico City is set to make the third defense of his flyweight title, which will take place December 19 with fans in attendance at The Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Martinez is set to face countryman Francisco ‘Chihuas’ Rodriguez, with the bout considered a done deal pending official announcement.
Trainer of the year Eddy Reynoso will have another busy night pulling off double duty on Dec. 19. BoxingScene.com has been informed by a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations that WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez will serve as the co-feature in the Canelo Alvarez versus Callum Smith card next month on DAZN from the Alamodome in San Antonio, once an opponent is determined and finalized.
Julio Cesar Martinez, Calleros Fight Photos Gallery - TV Azteca Studios, Mexico City, City - WBC flyweight world champion Julio Cesar Martinez (17-1, 13 KOs) demolished late replacement Moises Calleros (33-10-1, 17 KOs) in two rounds. (photos by Ed Mulholland)