ARGENTINA: BOXING - Argentina's Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez and Briton Martin Murray weigh-in ahead of their highly anticipated title fight as the Argentine looks to defend his WBC middleweight belt on his native soil

Record ID: 447380

  • Title: ARGENTINA: BOXING - Argentina's Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez and Briton Martin Murray weigh-in ahead of their highly anticipated title fight as the Argentine looks to defend his WBC middleweight belt on his native soil
  • Date: 26th April 2013
  • Summary: VARIOUS OF EVENT AND ARGENTINE FANS SINGING AND HOLDING AN ARGENTINE FLAG VARIOUS OF MURRAY WALKING IN TO BE WEIGHED AND WAIVING TO FANS VARIOUS OF MARTINEZ TAKING OFF HIS CLOTHES FOR WEIGH-IN VARIOUS OF THE BOXERS POSING FOR PICTURES VARIOUS OF MARTINEZ WITH CHAMPIONSHIP BELT VARIOUS OF THE BOXERS LOOKING AT EACH OTHER SQUARE IN THE FACE VARIOUS MURRAY FANS CHEERING ON MURRAY AND SINGING VARIOUS OF MURRAY AND MARTINEZ POSING FOR PHOTOS
  • Embargoed: 11th May 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Argentina
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAE3ZLL7MXX28US2RXDP9D93FVF
  • Story Text: Argentina's WBC middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez and British challenger Martin Murray officially weighed in on Friday (April 26) ahead of their highly anticipated bout on Saturday (April 27) in Buenos Aires.
    Murray is facing an uphill battle as he hopes to strip Martinez of the championship belt on his home turf in front of an expected crowd of more than 40,000 screaming Argentines.
    Martinez has reached iconic status in the South American country where he beat out goal record-breaking soccer player Lionel Messi as Argentina's sport personality of the year in 2012.
    The Argentine officially tipped the scale at 72.253 kilograms (159.29 pounds) compared to Murray's 70.064 kilograms (154.46 pounds).
    The bout, which will be aired on television to millions of Argentines rooting for the home-grown hero, has a political twist as tensions between Buenos Aires and London have been simmering over Argentina's claims to the Falkland Islands, known as Las Malvinas in Argentina.
    The 38-year-old Argentine's record is 50-2-2, while Murray, 30, has won 25 fights with 10 knockouts and drawn one.
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