Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk

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The Threat Is Real
File:Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk.jpg
Date March 12, 2011
Location United StatesFoxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
Title(s) on the line vacant WBC Diamond Middleweight Title. [1]
Argentina Sergio Martinez vs. Ukraine Sergiy Dzinziruk
Maravilla Dzyna/Razor
Tale of the tape
Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina From Brovari, Ukraine
46-2-2 (25 KO's) Pre-fight record 37-0-0 (23 KO's)
5′ 10″ Height 6′ 0″
Ring Magazine pound for pound No. 3.
Former WBC Middleweight & Light Middleweight Champion.		 Recognition WBO Super Welterweight Champion.
Result Martinez defeats Dzinziruk via knockout of eighth round.

Sergio Martinez vs. Sergiy Dzindziruk is a 160-pound world title title fight billed as The Threat Is Real. 2010 Fighter of the Year and Pound for Pound contender Sergio Martinez takes on undefeated Ukrainian Sergiy Dzindziruk for the vacant WBC Daimond belt. Martinez vacated the WBC middleweight in order to face Sergiy.[2]

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.[3]

Undercard

Televised

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 Seanie Monaghan 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)[4]

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