St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Sergio Martinez vs. Kermit Cintron


St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Sergio Martinez vs. Kermit Cintron

Sunrise, FL

154 lbs

Frank Santore Jr.


Sergio Martinez gets stuck with a draw against Kermit Cintron in one of the most bizarre fights in years. After several rounds in which Martinez does little and Cintron does less, Martinez lands a left hand across the mouth that stuns Cintron in the seventh. In a delayed reaction, Cintron backs up and goes down on all fours but claims it is the result of a head butt as Referee Frank Santore counts him out. Cintron stands just as Santore reaches the count of ten and stops the fight; however, as the furious Cintron continues to argue for a head butt, Santore suddenly decides that he has not stopped the fight and restarts the bout three full minutes later. Martinez seems to get the better of Cintron down the stretch but loses a controversial point for hitting behind the head in the twelfth round. Two judges see the bout even, and Martinez is forced to accept a majority draw.




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