FILIPINO Carl Jammes ‘Wonder Boy’ Martin had to battle 10 rounds and a knockdown against Mexican Alan David Picasso before winning via split decision at the undercard of the Canelo-Mbilli Super Middleweight Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31 (November 1, Philippine time.
The victory improved Martin’s professional record to 29-0 with 21 knockouts, as he also takes home the ‘Silver’ crown of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the Featherweight (126 pounds) Division. It was also Martin’s first fight as a Featherweight after deciding to climb up from the Bantamweight (118 pounds) and Super Bantamweight (122 pounds) divisions.
Picasso, meanwhile, dropped his record to 33-2 with 18 knockouts and 1 draw.
Going to the fight, Picasso has the distinction of fighting Japan’s Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inouye for the latter’s Undisputed Super Bantamweight crown, losing via unanimous decision during their December 2025 fight also held in Saudi Arabia.
The victory comes sweeter for the 27-years old boxer from Lagawe, Ifugao after a slip in the 7th round was ruled as a knockdown by the referee.
Judge Jorge Gorini scored it 95-94 for Martin and Judge Guido Cavalleri also scored the bout 95-94 for Picasso. Judge Barry Linderman, however scored it 96-93 in favor of Martin for his split decision victory.
Martin turned professional in 2016 in the Bantamweight Division at only 16 years old in sensational fashion after he forced his opponent, Jayar Omar, to quit after two rounds for a technical knockout (TKO) victory.
In the main event, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez outpointed Christian Mbilli of France for a unanimous decision victory after 12 rounds to find himself a world champion once again after losing his undisputed title more than a year ago to Terrence Crawford during their fight on September 13, 2025, in Nevada, USA.
In the other undercard, Mexico’s Jaime Mungia had to survive a scary 6th round against Russian Nikita Zon before successfully defending his title as Super Middleweight Champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA).