Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez put on an exciting scrap as part of Saturday’s Canelo vs. Crawford card in Las Vegas.
Mbilli came out immediately looking to go on the attack, hammering shots to the body of Martinez. That trend continued in the second stanza, with both fighters content to stand and trade in the phone booth.
Through three rounds of action, Mbilli outlanded Martinez by a margin of 119-78, but Martinez started to turn the tide in round five, pressuring Mbilli and matching the Cameroonian’s output. That proved to be a successful strategy, but Martinez was unable to keep it up for long as he started to show signs of fatigue near the halfway point of the fight.