Sergio Martinez survives late scare to claim dominant win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Sergio Martinez survived a frantic late comeback form Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to regain the WBC middleweight title.

Martinez completely dominated proceedings for the first 11 rounds, landing consistently with a variety of accurate punches.

Chavez Jr. went into the final round needing a knockout to keep his belt, and came out all guns blazing to produce a stirring finish.

Martinez was dropped in the 12th by a pair of punishing hooks, but got off the canvas and survived a late onslaught to reach the final bell.

The Argentine won a wide unanimous decisions from the judges, with the scorecards reading 118-110, 117-110, 118-110 all in his favour.