Julio Cesar Martinez: record, next fight and profile →
Julio César Martinez is pumped for his scheduled fight with Englishman Charlie Edwards, when he challenges him for the flyweight World Boxing Council belt on Saturday, August 31 in London England.
On September 28 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the super middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council, Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell (33-1-1, 24 KOs), will face undefeated Mexican former world champion, David Benavidez (21-0, 18 knockouts). Dirrell returns from reclaiming the super middleweight title by defeating Turkish Avni Yildirim by a technical decision in Minnesota.
Julio Cesar Martinez has parlayed the best win of his career into his biggest fight to date. The flyweight contender from Mexico will travel to jolly old England for his first career title fight, as he faces reigning titlist Charlie Edwards on August 31 at O2 Arena in London.
The World Boxing Council extended the period of free negotiations for another week so that the representatives of the organization's flyweight champion, Charlie Edwards and the official challenger, Julio Cesar 'Rey' Martinez, can reach an agreement to make the mandatory defense before heading to a purse bid.
Flyweight contender Julio Cesar "El Rey" Martinez of Mexico is very proud to have won the opportunity to fight with British boxer Charlie Edwards, who is currently the flyweight champion of the World Boxing Council.
A wild hook to the liver at 57 seconds of the fifth round was enough for Julio Cesar ¨Rey¨ Martínez, who stopped British fighter Andrew Selby to become the official challenger to the world flyweight title of the WBC, before a jubilant crowd at the Metepec Fairground in a co-promotion of Zanfer and Class & Talent. Azteca TV televised.
With a great physical work and a winning mentality, Mexico's Julio César Martínez and British contender Andrew Selby made weight and reported in excellent condition to enter the ring this Saturday, in the Metepec Fairground, to define who will be the official challenger to the WBC world championship at flyweight.