(Photos Courtesy HBO/Will Hart) By Thomas Cowan: This Saturday, British middleweight Martin Murray faces WBC middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Martinez hasn’t fought in Argentina for 11 years and the crowd is expected to exceed 40,000.
The Argentinian president is expected to attend which shows how highly Martinez is regarded in his homeland. Martinez was voted to most popular sportsman in Argentina ahead of soccer star Lionel Messi and anyone who knows anything about soccer will know that’s a big deal.
The nationality of Martinez’s opponent is definitely no coincidence. As soon as it was announced that he’d be fighting in Argentina, I knew he would pick Murray as his opponent.
(Photos Courtesy HBO/Will Hart) By Peter Wells: It has been 11 long years, and many, many wins and titles since Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez fought in the country that raised him. That night Francisco Antonio Mora was the opponent and no one in the same building as Sergio would have had the slightest clue of what greatness Martinez would achieve in the that time before returning to his homeland. He left Argentina an unknown novice and he returns a national hero. Martinez’s status is so large in Argentina he is now even bigger in his homeland than football superstar Lionel Messi.
(Photos Courtesy HBO/Will Hart) By Scott Gilfoid: Let’s get this straight right away: Challenger Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KO’s) doesn’t have much of a chance of beating WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) in their fight this Saturday night at the Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina.
by James Le Blanc: I have become accustomed to continuously seeing Sergio Martinez’s name go up and down in the top 10 p4p rankings and it irritates me incredibly that he has never reached number one, at least for a short period of time. Since 2010 defeating Kelly Pavlik, Sergio has dominated his opponents, he has dominated his weight class, and he has dominated the sport. 
By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Ricky Hatton thinks WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) is ready to be beaten by his fighter #3 WBC Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KO’s) on April 27th at Buenos Aires, Argentina.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) and Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KO’s) will have instant replay available for their April 27th fight in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s unclear under what circumstances it’ll be used, and how often. 
By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) will be fighting in front of a packed house when he makes his first defense of his title against Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KO’s) on April 27th at the Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
By Lance Lank: Sergio Martinez often cries about other fighters not being willing to fight him. He cries about Cotto, Pacquiao, and Mayweather. But when one looks at Martinez’s record it is really not as impressive as one would think after hearing him whine about being avoided. The only names on his resume that most boxing fans recognize is Paul Williams twice, Kermit Cintron, Kelly Pavlik and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Williams beat Martinez in their first fight, Cintron, who isn’t even an elite fighter, fought well enough to earn a draw, and Chavez Jr. lacks any real boxing ability.
By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s) turns 38-years-old today as he gets ready for his first defense of his WBC title against unbeaten #12 WBC Martin Murray (25-0-1, 11 KO’s) on April 27th at the Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina.