Bernabe Concepcion vs. Juan Carlos Martinez

Juan Carlos Martinez 127 lbs beat Bernabe Concepcion 128 lbs by SD in round 8 of 8

• Date: 2011-05-06
• Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: Tony Weeks
• Judge: Burt A Clements 78-74
• Judge: Jerry Roth 77-75
• Judge: Tim Cheatham 75-77

Notes

• Bernabe Concepcion 28-4-1 (15 KOs) vs. Juan Carlos Martinez 18-12-1 (13 KOs)
• Fight was on the undercard of Diego Magdaleno vs. Gilberto Sanchez Leon.
• Concepcion entered ranked as the # 8 featherweight in the world according to The Ring Magazine. Martinez was unranked by the same publication.
• Concepcion was coming off the first knockout loss of his career to then-undefeated and World Champion Juan Manuel Lopez. Martinez entered having lost 7 of his previous 11 bouts.
• At 128 lbs, Concepcion was fighting at his heaviest weight since April of 2006.
• ESPN's Teddy Atlas scored the bout 79-73 in favor of Martinez.

Bout Summary

• Martinez came out aggressive, used movement and simply outworked a tentative Concepcion for the majority of the first six rounds. Concepcion began to turn it on in the waning seconds of Round 6 and found success with the right hand through the 7th, but was unable to make up the deficit.

Comments

• "I can't believe that's a split decision. I'm glad the decision went that way, so I guess we'll take it that way." - ESPN's Brian Kenny