Battle of undefeated middleweight fighters as Javier Martinez takes on Troy Isley in Las Vegas tonight

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NEW YORK – TONIGHT at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Las Vegas, Split-T Management’s undefeated middleweight Javier Martinez takes on fellow undefeated Troy Isley in a 10-round bout for the NABO Middleweight Title.

Martinez of Milwaukee is 10-0-1 with three knockouts. The 28-year-old is a former United States Olympic Trials champion has wins over Rance Ward (4-1-1), Pachino Hill (7-0-1), Isaiah Wise (11-2-2) and his last outing when Martinez won an right-round unanimous decision over Raul Solomon (12-2) on February 8th in Las Vegas.

Isley of Alexandria, Virginia is 12-0 with five knockouts. The 26 year-old Isley has wins over LaQuan Evans (4-1), Victor Toney (6-1-1), Quincy LaVallais (14-1-1) and a seventh round stoppage over Marcos Hernandez on March 2nd in Verona, New York.

Martinez weighed 159.8 lbs. Isley was 158.9

Martinez is promoted by Top Rank.

The bout can be seen live on ESPN+ at 7:30 PM ET.

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