Last November 13, the undefeated British Kid Galahad with 28 wins in 28 fights ‘chose’ Kiko Martínez from Alicante as a rival at home in Sheffield (he was born in Doha) to put his IBF world featherweight belt at stake, but the choice went wrong. He went down in the fourth and again in the sixth to never get up again in a sensational victory for the Spaniard.
At 36 years old, ‘La Sensación’ broke the bank at home for the sixth timeas happened in 2007 in Dublin (against Bernard Dunne for the European Super Bantamweight belt), in 2010 in Lyon (he regained the European title against the Frenchman of Armenian origin Arsen Martorosyan), in 2012 in Dublin in the rematch against the Frenchman, in 2013 in Atlantic City (against Colombian Jonathan Romero for the universal super bantamweight title) and in 2014 in Osaka (against Hozumi Hasegawa when he was exposing his world throne).
Well, on this Saturday night the one from Torrellano will try to write a glorious new page in the history of Spanish boxing in which he is at the level of the greatest, perhaps with the sole permission of Javier Castillejo.
Kiko Martínez, proud with his Elche shirt
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His rival will be the British Josh Warrington at the First Direct Arena in his Leeds native in a fight rated four stars by the prestigious portal ‘boxrec’ and which will be broadcast live on DAZN in yet another example of the praiseworthy and determined commitment of this platform to boxing.
The Leeds ‘Warrior’ presents an exceptional record with 30 victories (only seven before the limit in a sign that he is not a fearsome puncher although he is very good in combinations) and a null and a loss (by KO) against the same opponent, the Mexican Mauricio Lara.
For its part, Kiko Martínez has already suffered 10 defeats, but has achieved 30 of his 43 victories on the fast track in one of the most spectacular statistics of the light weights. And that already measures his actions more so as not to receive punishment in a progression that has been constant throughout his career.
‘The Sensation’ will go all out to Leeds
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In fact, Both fighters already saw each other in 2017 on the same stage in Leeds and that day the victory went to the British with great controversy (114-114, 116-112 and 116-112). And it is that just as they spend them in British lands, the Alicante would do well to take his ‘mallet’ out for a walk so as not to be left to the discretion of the judges and even more so considering who puts the ‘pasta’.
Nine times world champion and only Spaniard next to Castillejo capable of being in two categories (super bantamweight and featherweight), ‘La Sensación’ is clear that he will go for it all as he has always done and nothing will be left behind.
“I have a lot of confidence in myself.. I’m going to finish off Warrington before time. He is a great boxer and has an important name in boxing, he has credibility and we will have to win for the world to see that my victory against Galahad was not a stroke of luck”, said the renowned Spanish boxer in the preview of this sensational fight. .