Buenos Aires, February 5 (NA) – Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez, one of the greatest legends of Argentine boxing, will return to the ring on April 11 to face Nicolás “El Picante” Ryske in the “Night of Legends.” According to the Argentine News Agency, the fight will take place at the Arena Tortuguitas, which has a capacity for 9,300 spectators, and will mark the first time the two fighters face each other. “Maravilla” Martínez, 50, was a world middleweight champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) and the World Boxing Organization, while he had also previously won the super welterweight belts of the International Boxing Federation and the WBC. In the early 2010s, he was considered the third-best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, only behind American Floyd Mayweather and Filipino Manny Pacquiao. Ryske, for his part, is 45 years old and over the last few decades has been one of Argentina's great exponents of Muay Thai and Kickboxing, where he won four world titles (WKC, WKF, WKL and WBU). Both fighters will have their first face-to-face this Friday, February 6, at an event in Palermo where details of the fights, the spirit of the “Night of Legends,” and the international reach of the event will be presented.
