Andres Cortes claimed the win via stoppage against Xavier Martinez on Friday, July 28 at Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The pair battled it out on in the co-feature on the card, topped by Seniesa Estrada’s unified WBC and WBA minimumweight championship defense against former flyweight champion Leonela Paola Yudica live stream on ESPN+.
In Australia, the event aired live on Saturday, July 29.
The scheduled for 10 rounds super featherweight didn’t go the full distance. Cortes defeated Martinez, who received a big cut below his left eye, via TKO after the latter’s corner called it a day prior to the start of the eighth round.
With the victory, undefeated Las Vegas native Andres Cortes improved his record to 20-0, 11 KOs and lifted the WBC USA Silver belt. Xavier Martinez of Sacramento, California dropped to 18-2, 12 KOs.
Leaving it all in there ? pic.twitter.com/k9BTNu1QP9
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 29, 2023
Step in the ring for the Cortes-Martinez ending. pic.twitter.com/fBJVM25eov
— Top Rank Boxing (@trboxing) July 29, 2023
Get Estrada vs Yudica full fight card results.
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