2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan (30-0 19KOs) maintained his undefeated record with a gritty and exciting win over the tough Mexican veteran Saul Roman (34-9 29 Kos). Vanes was able to overcome a first round knock down, a bloodied nosed and a determined Saul Roman to drop the Mexican in the 7th and later in the round obtain a TKO victory. Early in the fight things were not looking good for the Armenian fighter, as he would be dropped in the very first round of the fight. The second would look no better for Martirosyan as Roman would continue to get the best of exchanges and bloody Vanes’ nose. Martirosyan would see some success in the 4th and 5th, but Roman would come back in the 6th to once again cease control of the fight. Looking as if the fight was slipping from him, Vanes would muster up some powerful combinations in the 7th, one of which would send Roman to the ground. Vanes would cease the moment and continue his attack prompting the referee to put a halt to the action. The official time of the stoppage was 2:58 of the 7th round. It was a gritty and determined performance for the the ex Olimpian who would not only continue to maintain his unblemished record, but would also pickup the WBC junior middleweight silver title. With the win Martirosyan will must likely look to a fight with the regular WBC junior middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
