On July 27, 2019, a 36-year-old Román Martínez (30-3-3, 18 KOs) and a 37-year-old Cuban boxer Yuriorkis Gamboa (29-2, 17 KOs) met in the ring.
Martínez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 28 days. Gamboa was on a 3-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 17 days.
Yuriorkis Gamboa stopped Román Martínez via KO in the 2nd round. Gamboa improves his record to 30-2 (18 KOs), while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 30-4-3.
On June 11, 2016, the 33-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Román Martínez (29-2-3, 17 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Martínez came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 30 days. Lomachenko was on a 4-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 4 days.
Vasyl Lomachenko stopped the champion via KO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO super-featherweight champion. Lomachenko improves his record to 6-1 (4 KOs), while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 29-3-3.
On November 9, 2013, the 30-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Román Martínez (27-1-2, 16 KOs), faced a 25-year-old American boxer Mikey Garcia (32-0, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Martínez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days. Garcia was on a 32-fight win streak with a 84% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Mikey Garcia stopped the champion via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBO super-featherweight champion. Garcia improves his record to 33-0 (28 KOs), while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 27-2-2.
On September 4, 2010, the 27-year-old WBO super-featherweight world champion, Román Martínez (24-0-1, 15 KOs), faced a 27-year-old Scottish boxer Ricky Burns (28-2, 7 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Martínez came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days. Burns was on a 13-fight win streak with a 23% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 20 days.
Ricky Burns defeated Román Martínez via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title — in his first world-title fight. Burns improves his record to 29-2, while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 24-1-1.