Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs. Kermit Cintron - Revision history

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			[[File:Boxing martinez cintron.jpg\|right\|375px\|thumb\|Sergio Gabriel Martinez (left) vs. Kermit Cintron]]
	<fight>1372919</fight>		<fight>1372919</fight>
	*'''[[WBC]] Interim Super Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Martinez)		*'''[[WBC]] Interim Super Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Martinez)
			*[[:File:Martinez cintron.jpg\|Photo 2]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	*'''[[WBC]] ~~Light Middleweight~~ Title''' (~~Interim title~~)		*'''[[WBC]] Interim Super Welterweight Title''' (1st defense by Martinez)
	*'~~''Aired On:'''~~ [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]~~<br />~~
	*'''~~Weights:~~''' ~~Martinez 153.25 lbs, Cintron 154 lbs~~<br />		==Notes==
	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, ~~Cintron 164 lbs~~<br />		*Martinez landed 151 of 558 total punches (27 percent) and 98 of 283 power punches (25 percent), while Cintron landed 103 of 534 total punches (19 percent) and 52 of 186 power punches (28 percent).
	~~==Summary==~~		*At the official weigh-in, Martinez tipped the scales at 153¼ pounds and Cintron came in at 154. Both weighed 164 on the night of the fight.
	The ~~fight was~~ a ~~real clash of styles with a lot~~ of ~~holding. The pace started very slow in~~ the ~~first with both guys being cautious. The second~~ round was ~~more of the same~~. Martinez ~~tried~~ to ~~use quick combinations~~, ~~while Cintron was~~ a bit ~~sluggish~~. ~~The third was better for Martinez~~, ~~who landed~~ the ~~better punches. Martinez opened up a~~ cut ~~above the~~ left eye ~~of Cintron~~ in the ~~fifth~~. ~~He began to step up~~ the ~~pace in~~ the ~~sixth round~~, ~~setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches~~. ~~Martinez tagged him~~ with a ~~very hard~~ left hand ~~in the seventh~~ and ~~it sent~~ Cintron ~~down~~ on the ~~mat~~. Cintron ~~thought the punch~~ was ~~actually~~ a ~~clash of heads~~ and ~~stayed down as~~ the ~~referee appeared to count~~ to ~~ten and~~ the ~~bell rang to close~~ the ~~seventh~~. It ~~appeared that the fight~~ was ~~called by~~ the ~~referee~~, ~~and~~ was ~~over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in~~ the ~~ring~~. ~~Controversially~~, ~~the referee decided to restart~~ the fight ~~going into the eight round~~. ~~Both fighters~~ were ~~very mad in~~ the ~~eight~~, ~~taunting each other~~ and ~~throwing punches~~. ~~They~~ continued ~~the more active pace in the ninth, as~~ Martinez was ~~landing more punches.~~ Cintron ~~came on with a very strong round in the tenth~~, ~~landing big punches~~, but ~~Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in~~ the ~~eleventh~~. ~~During the twelfth~~, ~~the referee took~~ a ~~crucial point away~~ from Martinez for hitting ~~Cintron with a punch to the back of~~ the head. ~~The~~ point deduction was ~~critical~~ to the ~~scores and cost Martinez~~ the ~~decision~~. Martinez ~~stepped on~~ the ~~gas~~ in the ~~final round while Cintron was staying away~~ and ~~not throwing enough. 151 landed by~~ Martinez and ~~103 landed by~~ Cintron.		*The fight aired on [[HBO]]'s [[HBO Boxing After Dark\|Boxing After Dark]]. It was the co-main event along with [[Nate Campbell]] vs. [[Ali Funeka]].

			'''Martinez robbed of win against Cintron'''<br>
			<small>By [[Dan Rafael]], [[ESPN\|ESPN.com]], February 16, 2007</small>

			Ladies, gents and Fight Freaks, we have our first serious candidate for robbery of the year. This was no draw. Martinez easily beat Cintron, and he did it twice. The 33-year-old from Argentina first deserved a knockout at the end of the seventh round, which was horrifically overturned by referee Frank Santore in an egregious error, and then he deserved a clear decision against Cintron, a former welterweight titleholder moving up in weight. Between them, Martinez and Cintron had only lost to Antonio Margarito -- Martinez getting stopped by him in 2000 and Cintron getting knocked out by him in 2005 and 2008. Facing each other, they figured to make a good fight, but it turned out to be a bit disappointing and was mired in bad officiating all around.

			First, Santore blew the call on the cut Cintron suffered over his left eye early in the fight, ruling it was from a punch when HBO's replay showed it was clearly produced by an accidental head butt. Then, at the end of the seventh, Martinez seemed to score a knockout. He drilled Cintron with a clean left hand, Cintron wobbled backward and went down. With Cintron on his knees, Santore counted, reached 10, waved his arms and declared the fight over. Cintron argued, claiming he was hit by a head butt and Santore bought the nonsense after a delay. The video replays clearly showed there was nothing other than Martinez's left hand nailing Cintron. Amazingly, after a 2½-minute break between rounds to clear the ring, the fight resumed. It became more spirited because Martinez was clearly ticked off to have been robbed of a clean knockout.

			HBO's announcers continually talked about the knockout and presented video replays from various angles, but there was not one replay that showed Cintron was clearly off the floor before Santore reached 10. Besides, once a ref says "10," that's it, the fight is over. Look at this as if it were an NFL game and a coach challenged a ruling. In the NFL, without a definitive replay showing otherwise, the ruling on the field stands. Same deal here as there was no definitive evidence that Cintron was up and Santore had ended the fight. Period.

			Still, the fight continued and Martinez was outboxing Cintron, 29, who could do little but follow him around the ring. Clearly, he never had a lesson from anyone about trying to cut off the ring. In the 12th round, Santore docked Martinez for hitting behind the head in a ticky-tack call because it was not on purpose, not damaging and he hadn't given him a previous hard warning. That point deduction cost Martinez the fight. This was a highway robbery in every way -- from the knockout that was overturned to the weak point deduction to the horrible scoring.

			Martinez, who, as interim titleholder, is the mandatory challenger for Vernon Forrest, deserves his title shot immediately. Cintron showed very little in the fight and promoter Lou DiBella, who also promotes Martinez and was therefore not in his usual volcanic state over the decision, said Cintron would return to the welterweight division, where he could wind up facing Miguel Cotto this summer if Cotto wins his vacant title bout with Michael Jennings on Saturday. [http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?id=3909328]

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	*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)		*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />
	*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153 ~~1/4~~ lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />		*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153.25 lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />
	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.

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	*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)		*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />
	*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153 lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />		*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153 1/4 lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />
	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.

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	*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)		*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />
	*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153? lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />		*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153 lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />
	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.

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	*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)		*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />
	*'''Weights:''' Martinez ~~153�~~ lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />		*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153? lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />
	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace ~~came~~ started very slow in the first with ~~both~~ both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. ~~Then it was restarted with~~ the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace started very slow in the first with both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Controversially, the referee decided to restart the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.

Matt at 20:38, 18 April 2010

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	*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)		*'''[[WBC]] Light Middleweight Title''' (Interim title)
	*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />		*'''Aired On:''' [[HBO Boxing After Dark]]<br />
	*'''Weights:''' Martinez ~~153¼~~ lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />		*'''Weights:''' Martinez 153� lbs, Cintron 154 lbs<br />
	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough~~. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision~~. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.

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	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision. 151 landed by Martinez and 103 landed by Cintron.

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	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision~~. All the [[HBO]] crew thought Martinez was robbed.~~		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision.
	* HB0 Stats: Martinez- Total 151/558 27%, Power 98/235 35%; Cintron- Total 103/534 19%, Power 52/186 28%.
	* Data Boxing Stats: Controls- Martinez 125, mostly circling; Cintron 73, including 32 clinches. In a moderate 107 Events Per Round (Attempts + Controls), Martinez had a 53-47% edge.

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	*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />		*'''Fight Night Weights:''' Martinez 164 lbs, Cintron 164 lbs<br />
	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision. All the ~~hbo~~ crew ~~tought~~ Martinez was robbed.		The fight was a real clash of styles with a lot of holding. The pace came started very slow in the first with both both guys being cautious. The second round was more of the same. Martinez tried to use quick combinations, while Cintron was a bit sluggish. The third was better for Martinez, who landed the better punches. Martinez opened up a cut above the left eye of Cintron in the fifth. He began to step up the pace in the sixth round, setting himself up on the outside and throwing quicker punches. Martinez tagged him with a very hard left hand in the seventh and it sent Cintron down on the mat. Cintron thought the punch was actually a clash of heads and stayed down as the referee appeared to count to ten and the bell rang to close the seventh. It appeared that the fight was called by the referee, and was over for a few minutes, with all sorts of confusion in the ring. Then it was restarted with the fight going into the eight round. Both fighters were very mad in the eight, taunting each other and throwing punches. They continued the more active pace in the ninth, as Martinez was landing more punches. Cintron came on with a very strong round in the tenth, landing big punches, but Martinez came right back and outboxed Cintron in the eleventh. During the twelfth, the referee took a crucial point away from Martinez for hitting Cintron with a punch to the back of the head. The point deduction was critical to the scores and cost Martinez the decision. Martinez stepped on the gas in the final round while Cintron was staying away and not throwing enough. In the end, Everyone was surprised by the decision. All the [[HBO]] crew thought Martinez was robbed.
	* HB0 Stats: Martinez- Total 151/558 27%, Power 98/235 35%; Cintron- Total 103/534 19%, Power 52/186 28%.		* HB0 Stats: Martinez- Total 151/558 27%, Power 98/235 35%; Cintron- Total 103/534 19%, Power 52/186 28%.
	* Data Boxing Stats: Controls- Martinez 125, mostly circling; Cintron 73, including 32 clinches. In a moderate 107 Events Per Round (Attempts + Controls), Martinez had a 53-47% edge.		* Data Boxing Stats: Controls- Martinez 125, mostly circling; Cintron 73, including 32 clinches. In a moderate 107 Events Per Round (Attempts + Controls), Martinez had a 53-47% edge.