Overview
- Rodriguez ended the fight at 1:25 of round 10, slipping a right hand and countering with a left hook that kept Martinez down for the count.
- The victory in Riyadh added the WBA belt to Rodriguez’s WBC, WBO and Ring titles at 115 pounds.
- CompuBox tallied a 276-131 edge in total connects for Rodriguez, including 232 power punches landed with roughly 47% accuracy.
- Martinez entered as an unbeaten WBA champion and former IBF titleholder and Olympian, but he fell to 18-1 with visible nose damage.
- Rodriguez said he wants IBF champion Willibaldo García next to pursue undisputed status, then plans to move up to bantamweight.