Xavier Augustine Martinez (born 25 October 1997) is an American

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Professional boxing career

Martinez made his professional debut against Mario Hernandez on 25 June 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Martinez amassed an 11–0 record during the next three years, with 7 of those victories coming by way of stoppage. Martinez had his first step-up in competition on 22 September 2018, when he was scheduled to face Oscar Bravo. He won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout. Martinez was booked to face John Vincent Moralde on 5 April 2019, on the undercard of the

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and Neil John Tabanao featherweight bout. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. Martinez faced Jessie Cris Rosales in the main event of a

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broadcast card on 1 November 2019. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Rosales with a left-right combination after just 21 seconds. Martinez faced Claudio Marrero

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on 24 October 2020. The fight was scheduled as the co-headliner of the IBF interim welterweight title fight between

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and

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 114–112 and one judge scoring the fight 115–111 in his favor. Marrero had the most success in the eight round, when he nearly finished Martinez, as he knocked him down twice. Martinez was expected to face Abraham Montoya on 15 May 2021, on the undercard of the

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and Luis Nery super bantamweight title unification bout. On 4 May, fight promoters PBC announced that Montoya had withdrawn from the fight, and would be replaced by the two-time

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super featherweight title challenger

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. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 99–91 in his favor. On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Martinez would face the one-time WBC super featherweight title challenger

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in a WBC title eliminator. The fight was scheduled as the main event of an

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and

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broadcast card, which took place on 29 January 2022. Martinez lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 98–92, 99–91 and 100–90. His only moments of success came in the third round, when he managed to stagger Conceição with a left hook.

Professional boxing record

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