Sergio Martínez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk

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The Threat Is Real
Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk.jpg
DateMarch 12, 2011
VenueUnited States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
Title(s) on the lineThe Ring middleweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Argentina Sergio Martinez Ukraine Sergiy Dzinziruk
Nickname Maravilla Dzyna/Razor
Hometown Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Brovari, Ukraine
Pre-fight record 46-2-2 (25 KO's) 37-0-0 (23 KO's)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Recognition The Ring middleweight champion
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBO junior middleweight champion
Result
Martinez defeats Dzinziruk via knockout of eighth round.

Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzindziruk is a 160-pound world title fight billed as The Threat Is Real. 2010 Fighter of the Year and #4 Pound for Pound Sergio Martinez takes on undefeated Ukrainian Sergiy Dzindziruk to defend his The Ring middleweight title.

The fight[]

Martinez stopped Sergiy Dzinziruk in the eighth round, knocking down the Ukrainian middleweight five times during the fight, and 3 times in the 8th/last round. In Round 5, Dzinziruk was knocked down again by a left hand just seconds before the bell rang. He got up smiling, but Martinez now firmly appeared to be in control of the fight. Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. stopped the bout at the eighth after Martinez of Oxnard, Calif., sent Dzinziruk down for the third time.[1]

Undercard[]

Televised[]

  • Middleweight bout:Argentina Sergio Martinez vs. Ukraine Sergiy Dzinziruk
    • Martinez defeated Dzinziruk via technical knockout at 1:43 of eighth round.
  • Middleweight bout:Republic of Ireland Andy Lee vs. United Kingdom Craig McEwan
    • Lee defeated McEwan via knockout at 0:56 of tenth round.

Untelevised[]

  • Featherweight bout:Dominican Republic Javier Fortuna vs. United States Derrick Wilson
    • Fortuna defeated Wilson via knockout of at eighth round.
  • Heavyweight bout:Greece Sonya Lamonakis vs. United States Tanzee Daniel
    • Lamonakis defeated Daniel via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout:United States Abraham Lopez vs. United States Andrew Jones
    • Lopez defeated Jones via unanimous decision.
  • Light Heavyweight bout:United States vs. United States Billy Cunningham
    • Monaghan defeated Cunningham via unanimous decision.
  • Welterweight bout:Puerto Rico Thomas Dulorme vs. United States Guillermo Valdes
    • Dulorme defeated Valdes via technical knockout at 0:46 of second round.

Reported fight earnings[]

  • Sergio Martinez $1,200,000 vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk ($850,000)[2]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rafael, Dan (2011-03-13). "Sergio Martinez drops Sergiy Dzinziruk". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-03-13. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Rafael, Dan (2011-03-13). "Martinez stops Dzinziruk in eighth round". ESPN. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
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