Martinez vs Warrington II

Who won Martinez vs Warrington II?

Josh Warrington beat Kiko Martinez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

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 Maxi Hughes was victorious over Ryan Walsh, Maria Cecilia Roman lost to Ebanie Bridges, and Skye Nicolson defeated Bec Connolly.

Martinez vs Warrington II stats

Back in March 2022, Kiko Martinez stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 10 losses, and 2 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Josh Warrington made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Warrington, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Warrington's 23%.

Kiko Martinez was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Warrington had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Kiko Martinez and Josh Warrington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Martinez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Warrington, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, totaling 349 compared to Warrington's 280.

Josh Warrington was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Martinez vs Warrington II form

Martinez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kid Galahad on November 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had won against Noe Martinez Raygoza on August 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Malecon, Cantabria, Spain.

He had lost to 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.

Warrington had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Mauricio Lara on September 4, 2021, by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mauricio Lara on February 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sofiane Takoucht on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had defeated Kid Galahad on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Carl Frampton on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Kiko Martinez had last fought 4 months and 13 days ago, while Josh Warrington's last outing had been 6 months and 22 days ago.

Martinez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Warrington II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Martinez vs Warrington II?

The DAZN show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Martinez vs Warrington II?

Kiko Martinez was a 13/5 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while Josh Warrington made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.