On February 29, 1988, Azumah Nelson (26-1, 19 KOs) and Mario Martínez (46-3-2, 29 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC super-featherweight world titles. The vacant WBC super-featherweight title is also on the line.
Azumah Nelson is coming in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Marcos Villasana, 6 months ago. Mario Martínez is on a 8-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, with his last fight being a points decision win over Jose Mosqueda, 3 months and 17 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Azumah Nelson at 99-1 winning odds. Mario Martínez really doesn't have much to present against Nelson.
Azumah Nelson defeated Mario Martínez via split decision . Nelson improves his record to 27-1, while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 46-4-2.