Sergio Martínez vs. Sergiy Dzinziruk

The Threat Is Real
DateMarch 12, 2011
VenueFoxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineThe Ring middleweight championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Argentina Sergio Martínez Ukraine Sergiy Dzinziruk
Nickname "Maravilla" "Dzyna"
Hometown Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina Brovari, Ukraine
Purse $1,200,000 $850,000
Pre-fight record 46–2–2 (25 KO's) 37–0 (23 KO's)
Age 36 years 35 years
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg) 159 lb (72 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition The Ring
Middleweight Champion
The Ring No. 4 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion		 WBO
Junior Middleweight Champion
The Ring
No. 8 Ranked Junior Middleweight
Result
Martínez defeats Dzinziruk via 8th round knockout.

Sergio Martínez vs. Sergiy Dzindziruk, billed as The Threat Is Real.was a professional boxing match contested on March 12, 2011, for The Ring middleweight championship.[1]

Background

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Having stripped by the WBC after HBO declined to broadcast a bout between him and "Interim" champion Sebastian Zbik,[2] Sergio Martínez defended his Lineal and Ring titles on the line against WBO 154 champion, Sergiy Dzindziruk.

The fight

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Martínez stopped Sergiy Dzinziruk in the eighth round, knocking down the Ukrainian middleweight five times during the fight, and three 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 Martínez now firmly appeared to be in control of the fight. Referee Arthur Mercante Jr. stopped the bout at the eighth after Martínez of Oxnard, California, sent Dzinziruk down for the third time.[3][4]

Aftermath

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Martínez would next Darren Barker, after new WBC champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Daniel Geale, Miguel Cotto, Andy Lee and Paul Williams, all refused to fight him.[5]

Undercard

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Confirmed bouts:[6]

Televised

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Untelevised

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  • 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.

Broadcasting

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Country Broadcaster
 United States HBO
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References

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  1. ^ "Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs. Serhiy Dzinziruk". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ^ CHRIS MANNIX (January 12, 2012). "WBC embarrasses itself with treatment of Sergio Martinez". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Rafael, Dan (March 13, 2011). "Sergio Martinez drops Sergiy Dzinziruk". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Rafael, Dan (March 13, 2011). "Martinez stops Dzinziruk in eighth round". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  5. ^ Rafael, Dan. (July 14, 2011) Sergio Martinez to fight Darren Barker. ESPN. Retrieved on August 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Sergio Martínez's bouts
March 12, 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Sergiy Dzinziruk's bouts
March 12, 2011 		Succeeded by
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