After hanging up his gloves, in 2014, former two division world champion Sergio Martinez says it was inevitable that he would return the ring.
Due to lingering injuries, Martinez walked away after getting knocked out by Miguel Cotto.
Martinez made his return to the sport in 2020 – and so far he’s won six fights in a row.
Back in March, Martinez took down Jhon Teheran in one round.
At 48-years-old, Martinez felt he was inching close to finalizing a deal for a world title shot, against Etinosa Oliha, for the IBO (International Boxing Organization) middleweight championship on November 25 in Germany.
However, Martinez now indicates that his deal fell apart due to an internal conflict with his manager Elvis Grant.
The Argentine star is now leaning in the direction of retiring for good.
“Grant is a brave guy. Five days before my fight at Luna Park [against Tehran] he rudely ordered me not to fight, which I refused, because I wanted to honor my commitment to the organizers that evening,” Martinez started in an interview with Telham.
“Since then, we haven’t talked and since he has friends in the IBO, the fight for the title went away, that dream is gone. In international boxing, there are many things that are managed by friendships, sympathies and antipathies.”
“I didn’t like [what happened in this situation] and I’m bitter about it. I even told myself that I would never go to a gym again. For now, I’m out of boxing, although nobody knows. Whatever comes [to make me come back would have to] be a gift from heaven. My head is focused on being cast for a television series and I’m waiting for news regarding that.”
Martinez has a record of 57 victories, 32 by knockout, three losses and two draws.