Galahad vs Martinez

Who won Galahad vs Martinez?

Kiko Martinez beat Kid Galahad by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, November 13th, 2021, at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Terri Harper lost to Alycia Baumgardner, and Chris Billam-Smith defeated Dylan Bregeon.

Galahad vs Martinez stats

Back in November 2021, Kid Galahad stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kiko Martinez made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a slight advantage in power over Galahad, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Galahad's 61%.

Kid Galahad was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Galahad had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez.

Both Kid Galahad and Kiko Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Galahad was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 2 months later than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 149 fewer professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Martinez's 349.

Kiko Martinez was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Galahad vs Martinez form

Galahad had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jazza Dickens on August 7, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Claudio Marrero on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had beaten Brayan Mairena on December 8, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

He had won against Toka Kahn Clary on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

Martinez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jayro Duran on September 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Cataluña, Spain.

Prior to that, he had lost to Zelfa Barrett on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Noe Martinez Raygoza on August 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Malecon, Cantabria, Spain.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had lost to Josh Warrington on May 13, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kid Galahad had been fighting more than Kiko Martinez.

Going into this contest, Kid Galahad had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Kiko Martinez's last outing had been 2 months and 2 days ago.

Galahad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 6 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Galahad vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Galahad vs Martinez?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Galahad vs Martinez?

Kid Galahad was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Kiko Martinez made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.