Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, fight not so exciting between Sergio Martinez and Jussi Koivula: it gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The 45-year-old former world champion in two different weight classes Sergio Martinez (9 years older than Koivula) entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 52-3-2 (29 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.98 middleweight in the world. Maravilla retired after his last loss, suffered against Miguel Cotto in 2014 (Sergio Martinez vs Miguel Cotto), but he came back to fight in August 2020 beating Jose Miguel Fandino (Sergio Martinez vs Jose Miguel Fandino). If you want to watch Martinez’s best fights, here is a 4-stars fight and “The Ring magazine” Knockout of the Year 2010, Sergio Martinez vs Paul Williams 2, and one that is ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fight of the Year 2012, Sergio Gabriel Martinez vs Matthew Macklin.
His opponent, Jussi Koivula, has an official record of 24-7-1 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.298 welterweight but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Conor Benn and Jordy Weiss; before this bout he had beat Alisher Ashurov. Koivula vs Martinez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2020-12-19
Where: Bolera Severino Prieto, Torrelavega, Spain
Division: middleweight (160 lbs, 72.6 kg)
Martinez Koivula result:
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Martinez’s next fight: Sergio Martinez vs Brian Rose
Martinez vs Koivula full fight video / highlights:
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Before this bout you can also watch Sergio Garcia vs Gregory Trenel
https://youtu.be/ibKBPsMBm30?t=3284
Sergio did quite well for his age however, his adversary have low qualifications. Hopefully he would be involved in future fights with better competition. Sergio was a real good boxer but his come back to fame is going to be very hard and most likely extremely difficult.