The first fight of Uberjen Herney Martínez as a professional boxer was on Friday, July 29, 2022 when in the Elias Chegwin Coliseum from Barranquilla faced the Venezuelan flyweight Yeison The goat Hernández.
On that occasion, the 30-year-old boxer from Turbo and Olympic medalist in Rio de Janeiro 2016 looked impressive in his professional debut, defeating by Knock Out (KO) to Hernandez.
Martínez made the audience present at the Elias Chegwin Coliseum in Barranquilla delirious and asserted his place in his debut in fights within the flyweight category in a battle that was agreed to six rounds. The man from Antioquia did not give up and took the victory in the third round in a lethal blow to which he arrived after a series of combined impacts that left his rival on the floor.
Well, now Martínez Rivas is more than ready to fight his second fight as a professional boxer. The Olympic medalist will face this Saturday, September 24, also Venezuelan Jimson Garcia in a combat that is part of the billboard The Supremacyorganized by the promoter Cuadrilátero.
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Through his Instagram account (@tremendo_martinez), Yuberjen promoted his professional participation with the following message and video in which he is seen training hard on the ring in Colombian territory:
We are ready Thank you GATORADE @gatoradecolombia for accompanying me in my preparation for the WBC LATINO TITLE. I hope the support of all of you, broadcast by @espnknockout.
This fight between Martínez and García will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 24 in it Coliseum Elijah Chegwin of Barranquilla and will have the transmission for the continent of Star Plus and ESPN Cono Sur.
It is worth mentioning that -if he wins this battle- Martínez could win his first belt as a professional, taking into account that The Latino flyweight title of the World Boxing Council is at stake.
Martínez enters this contest with a record of one victory and no defeat (1-0-0), considering that he made his professional debut on July 29 by winning by KO in three rounds against the Venezuelan Yéison Hernández.
For his part, the boxer from the neighboring country, Jimson García, will act as a rival as a visitor in the Atlantic capital after arriving with a record of 11 celebrations (six by KO), four defeats and one bout without decision.
in the development of The Supremacyalso stands out the confrontation on the ring of the American Dewayne Beamon vs. the venezuelan Issac Arias for the international silver title of the World Boxing Council.
Last Saturday, September 17, the Mexican boxer Santos Saúl Canelo Álvarez prevailed by unanimous decision against the Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin and defended his super middleweight title to close his long-awaited trilogy in The City of the Game (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA).
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