DOWLING VERSUS MARTINEZ – THE REMATCH

Mick Dowling in action at the Olympics and sparring with Orlando Martinex in havana last year

Mick Dowling in action at the Olympics and sparring with Orlando Martinez in Havana in 2015

 

Ireland’s Mick Dowling and Cuba’s Orlando Martinez met in a “rematch” last year in Havana, Cuba.

The two-time Irish Olympian, an eight-time Irish Elite champion, and Martinez sparred in the Cuban capital 43 years after Martinez edged the Irish bantam on a split decision following a fiery encounter en route to gold at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

According to a Sunday Times report, Dowling, after greeting his former opponent with a hug, asked the Olympic champion:  “Where’s my medal, you little, etc, etc…”