46-year-old former two-division world champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez (53-3-2, 30 KOs) defeated former world title challenger Brian Rose (32-6-1, 8 KOs) by ten round unanimous decision in a middleweight bout on Saturday night in Madrid, Spain. Scores were 97-94, 96-94, 96-94. This was the third bout in the comeback of Martinez, who is currently the WBA #3 middleweight.
Earlier, EBU European flyweight champion Angel Moreno (21-4-3, 6 KOs) and Juan Hinostroza (10-9-2, 5 KOs) battled to a twelve round draw. Moreno retains his belt.
Sergio could be the “over 40 middleweight champion of the world”. In my opinion now he has nothing to do (except to finish in the hospital) against any of the current top 20 middleweights…
Stop hating he still got it
I don,t hate him, I love him. He doesn,t need this.
He’s not doing it out of a “need”. He loves it apparent so let him do what he loves.
I’m afraid he’s going to win a couple more of this level of fights and then they’re going to put Martinez in with someone like Andrade or Eubank Jr. and it will get nasty.
Good for him
Hopefully he does get hurt
DOESNT GET HURT
Sergio was a great champion, but his style is not made for 46 years old. He gets hit a lot now, and at his age it can be extremely dangerous. Not sure what his goal is here, but if it is to become champion again, he’s delusional.
ALL I CAN THINK OF IS HE’S IN NEED OF MONEY… THERE’S NO OTHER GOOD REASON TO GET IN THE RING TO GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE… JUST LIKE THESE OTHER PUGS THEY LOOK FOR THE MONEY WEATHER IT’S AN EXHIBITION OR A REAL FIGHT… IT’S THE MONEY… WHAT MOST OF THESE GUYS SHOULD DO IS GET ON THE TALKING TOUR AND SIGN AUTOGRAPHS… YOU DON’T MAKE AS MUCH BUT YA DON’T GET YOUR ASS HANDED TO YOU EITHER… SOONER OR LATER THEY ALL FIGURE IT OUT WEATHER THEY ARE HEALTHY IS ANOTHER STORY!!!
You think Holyfield was in need of money ? Oscar needs money ? No way they make this for the trill, because they love the sport and because they are delusionnal..
The Vane is the key in my opinion. They can not stand not to be the center of attention.
Holyfield does need the money. He’s had a ridiculous amount of kids to support from several different women.
I don’t think they’re “delusional”. He knows his limits which is why he’s not taking on top guys in his comeback. You or I could never know what its like to be the world champion. Whatever that factor is that keeps them in the ring. We’ll never know.
I will try to explain why I think Sergio is coming back. It is not for money, he has a lot of sane business in Spain, also he is promoter. So… why is Sergio coming back to the ring??? “Vane” is the reason. He needs to be the centre of attention, to be the starring of the main event, not enough to be the promotor on the ring. He feels bad without that sensation.
He has come back.
I think Martinez has regrets about his loss to Cotto. He was injured, had a bum knee and was battered by Cotto. Martinez at his best wouldve beaten Cotto and sealed his legacy and retired. I think he’s bitter about it.
But this is going to end bad. Sure, for 46 hes in great shape and still skilled but its going to end on a worse note than Cotto once he gets into the ring with a solid contender.
Hope he quits before that happens.
Totally agree
Great for him. Side note – that photo is awesome.
Great Sergio. You showed you have healed and can still win at a decent level at 46. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you still can do what you did at 30 Champ.
Maybe we can have a Sergio Martinez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr rematch…..anyone???