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Heavyweight Chris Arreola also will fight on the card at the Boardwalk Hall Ballroom in Atlantic City on Dec. 5.
Williams spent the autumn preparing for a showdown with Pavlik, but the middleweight champ backed out of two dates due to an infection in his left hand. The bout finally was canceled last month.
Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) is a two-time welterweight champion who can fight in several weight classes. He hasn't been in the ring since his one-sided victory over Winky Wright last April.
Martinez (44-1-2, 24 KOs) is the WBC 154-pound (70-kilogram) champion, but will move up to 160 pounds (72 1/2 kilograms) to face Williams.
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