Lester Martinez wore down Luka Plantic before stopping him in the tenth round to retain his interim WBC super middleweight title Saturday night, August 29, at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles. Plantic made the opening rounds competitive, but his early aggression became increasingly difficult to sustain against Martinez’s combinations and body attack.
Exchanges grew heavier in the third and fourth. Martinez had blood on his face, but he continued working behind his jab and putting punches together. Plantic (13-1, 10 KOs) was competitive when he had the energy to attack.
By the middle rounds, Martinez wa
