This Saturday night June 11th 2016, live form The Theatre At Madison Square Garden, Vasyl Lomachenko (5-1, 3 KO’s) takes on Roman “Rocky” Martinez (29-2-3, 17 KO’s) for Martinez’ WBO Super Featherweight title. The fight will be live on HBO Boxing at 10 PM ET, and is scheduled for 12 rounds. In the co-feature, Felix Vergejo (21-0, 14 KO’s) will take on Juan Jose Martinez (25-2, 17 KO’s) with the WBO Latino Lightweight title on the line. Here is the breakdown and predictions:
“ROCKY” MARTINEZ
-Record: 29 – 2 – 3, 17 KO’s
-Weight Class: Junior Lightweight
-Height: 5′ 8″
-Reach: 67″
-Notable Fights
- Miguel Beltran Jr — Win, Split Decision (12), 9/15/12. (Won WBO Junior Lightweight title)
- Mickey Garcia — Loss, KO 8th round (12), 11/9/13.
- Orlando Salido #1 — Win, Unanimous Decision (12), 4/11/15. (Won WBO Junior Featherweight title)
VASYL LOMACHENKO
-Record: 5 – 1 – 0, 3 KO’s
-Weight Class: Junior Lightweight/Featherweight
-Height: 5′ 7″
-Reach: 65″
-Notable Fights
- Orlando Salido — Loss, Split Decision (12), 3/1/14.
- Gary Russel Jr — Win, Majority Decision (12), 6/21/14. (Won vacant WBO Featherweight title)
- Gamalier Rodriguez — Win, KO 9th round (12), 5/2/15.
Predictions:
Felix Verdejo — def — Juan Jose Martinez — via — KO 7th round
Vasyl Lomachenko — def — Rocky Martinez — via — Unanimous Decision
-David Jukic, INSIDE RINGSIDE
