2<\/p>\n Mbilli and Martinez put on a show on SaturdayCredit: Getty<\/p>\n One judge had it 97-93 for Martinez, another 96-94 for Mbilli, while the third scored it 95-95 even.<\/p>\n Fight of the Year contender<\/p>\n Mbilli looked to impose his strength early, placing his head on Martinez\u2019s chest and going to work.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n But the\u00a0Guatemalan met fire with fire, digging in his heels and unloading heavy artillery in return.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Through two rounds, the pair had already combined to land over 100 punches as the electric pace refused to ease off.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Mbilli repeatedly punished Martinez with clubbing hooks, while the challenger enjoyed great success with whipping uppercuts as his adversary dipped low.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n In round six,\u00a0Mbilli stepped off Martinez slightly, creating more space for the shots to land at full extension.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n It led to some quality exchanges, but it also allowed Martinez to claw his way back into the fight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n In the ninth frame, Martinez appeared to stun Mbilli momentarily with a blistering flurry, and there was a feeling that the fight could rest on the final round as the bell sounded to draw in the tenth.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Both men threw hell to the wind down the home stretch, with Mbilli finishing strong with a massive left hook that caught Martinez\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n However, it wasn’t enough for the Frenchman to get his hand raised.<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Mbilli and Martinez could be the Fight of the Year so farCredit: Getty<\/p>\n![\"LAS](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2235291161.jpg\")
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