Alcides Martinez: Nicaraguan Boxer and Title Challenger
Alcides “Casco” Martinez is a Nicaraguan boxer whose documented results include domestic contests in Managua and a regional title challenge in Panama. The available record identifies his professional debut as March 12, 2010. His international appearances included a regional-title contest in Panama and a later WBC minimumweight championship challenge in Mexico.
The Cabarca contest in Panama
On April 20, 2013, Martinez faced Cabarca at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City for the vacant WBC FECARBOX light-flyweight title. Cabarca won by majority decision. La Prensa’s report, published the next day, described the contest as Martinez’s international debut and questioned the scoring, but it did not report a Martinez victory.
The judges returned scores of 76–76, 78–74 and 77–75, with the latter two favoring Cabarca. The newspaper gave Martinez’s record after the fight as nine wins, two defeats and seven draws. That dated snapshot helps explain the stage of his career without presenting it as a current total.
Domestic results and later opposition
Martinez’s results include repeated meetings with Roger Collado and Guillermo Ortiz, as well as appearances against Byron Rojas. His August 2013 bout with Rojas was recorded as a no-contest. He also drew with Juan Palacios in May 2015, rather than winning a world championship from him.
His June 28, 2014 challenge against WBC minimumweight champion Oswaldo Novoa in Epazoyucan, Mexico, ended in a corner retirement after eight rounds. This is the world-championship opponent shown in his listed record for that period; it followed the regional challenge against Cabarca and preceded his later return to domestic competition.
Reading the career record
Later listed bouts include a decision victory over Byron Castellon in November 2016 and defeats against Cristian Narvaez, Nelson Luna, Eliezer Gazo and Daniel Mendoza during 2017 and 2018. These entries place much of his activity on Nicaragua’s domestic circuit.
His boxing record is best presented through these named and dated contests. Regional recognition, world-title opposition and domestic appearances describe different levels of competition. Martinez competed at regional-title level, with his recorded career tied to Nicaragua and international assignments.
Sources
Additional sources: https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Oswaldo_Novoa
Sources: https://boxerlist.com/boxer/alcides-martinez/393851; https://www.laprensani.com/2013/04/21/deportes/143420-despojado-del-triunfo
