Sergio Martínez is an Argentine professional boxer with a net worth of $10 million. Sergio Martínez is widely recognized as one of the best fighters in the current age.
He has won world championships in both the light middleweight and middleweight weight classes, as well as the Konex Award Merit Diploma and Fighter of the Year.
Martínez advocates for bullying and domestic violence prevention in addition to boxing.
Who is Sergio Martínez?
Sergio Martínez was born on February 21, 1975, in Avellaneda, Argentina, to Hugo and Susana. He has two brothers, Hugo Jr. and Sebastian. The family relocated to Quilmes, where Martínez’s father worked in construction.
Martínez was a talented cyclist and football player before taking up boxing. When he chose to become a boxer, he received training from his uncle, Ruben Paniagua. Martínez achieved an astounding 39-2 record while competing as an amateur.
How old is Sergio Martínez?
He is currently 48 years old.
What is Sergio Martínez’s net worth?
He is estimated to be worth $10 Million.
What is Sergio Martínez’s career?
Martínez began his professional career in December 1997. Martínez’s first professional fight was against Cristian Marcelo Vivas at Ituzaingó, Argentina. Martínez won after Vivas was disqualified in round two.
Martínez competed solely in Argentina for the following 16 contests, losing only once. Finally, in early 2000, he fought his first international bout, losing to Antonio Margarito at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. Martínez returned to Argentina and won all eight contests. His victories included the Argentina welterweight belt, which he successfully defended once.
Martínez relocated to Spain from Argentina after his last bout in early 2002. There, he began a long-term association with trainer Gabriel Sarmiento. Martínez won all four bouts he fought in Spain between April 2002 and May 2003. Martínez won the IBO light middleweight championship against Richard Williams in England and successfully defended it twice in the UK. He later returned to Spain and won seven consecutive contests.
Martínez won the interim WBC light middleweight belt in 2008 after defeating Alex Bunema. Martínez was scheduled to face WBC light middleweight champion Vernon Forrest the following year, however, he was unable to compete due to a rib ailment. Martínez’s interim championship was promoted to a full World Boxing Council title.
Martínez won the middleweight belt after a great bout against Paul Williams in late 2009. Martínez lost despite a close encounter. He then challenged Kelly Pavlik for the WBC, WBO, and Ring lineal middleweight titles, which he won by unanimous decision over Pavlik.
Martínez halted his boxing career due to WBC rules prohibiting him from holding belts in different divisions simultaneously vacating his light middleweight title for the middleweight belt.
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