Overview
- Rodríguez controlled the action throughout and finished the fight in Riyadh with a clean left hand that dropped Martínez in round 10.
- The Texan leaves as the unified WBC, WBA, WBO, The Ring and lineal champion at super-flyweight.
- Martínez suffered heavy swelling and bleeding to the nose, with a fracture suspected but not confirmable until the inflammation decreases.
- WBA president Gilberto Mendoza criticized Martínez’s team for what he described as peaks of amateurism, praising Rodríguez’s corner for professionalism.
- The broadcast led by The Ring and DAZN devoted extended attention to Rodríguez and offered little to Martínez, prompting complaints about the Argentine’s treatment on air.