On December 3, 2022, Samuel Carmona (7-0, 4 KOs) gets a shot at the flyweight WBC title held by Julio Cesar Martinez (18-2, 14 KOs).
Julio Cesar Martinez is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Román González, 8 months and 28 days ago. Samuel Carmona is on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Joel Cordova, 8 months and 2 days ago.
Julio Cesar Martinez defeated Samuel Carmona via majority decision and successfully defended his WBC flyweight title. Martinez improves his record to 19-2, while Carmona adds a loss to his record at 7-1.