Carl Jammes Martin beats David Picasso by split decision on Canelo vs Mbilli undercard
The unbeaten Filipino won the WBC Silver title over ten rounds in Riyadh, handing Picasso his first defeat since Naoya Inoue beat him last December.
Carl Jammes Martin beat David Picasso by split decision over ten rounds on the Canelo Alvarez vs Christian Mbilli undercard in Riyadh on Saturday.
The unbeaten Filipino southpaw won the WBC Silver title, with two of the three judges scoring the fight in his favour.
It was the Mexican's first defeat since he lost on points to Naoya Inoue last December. Picasso had returned to winning ways with a stoppage of Maicol Rincon.
The card is topped by Alvarez's challenge for Mbilli's WBC super middleweight title.
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