Martinez vs Warrington II

Who won Martinez vs Warrington II?

Josh Warrington beat Kiko Martinez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 26th March 2022 at First Direct Arena in 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 loses and 2 draws, 30 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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 knock out.

The stats suggested Martinez had a massive power advantage over Warrington, boosting at 70% knock out percentage over Warrington's 23%.

Kiko Martinez was the older man by 5 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 & 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 81 more professional rounds, 349 to Warrington's 268.

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 beat Kid Galahad on 13th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Jayro Duran on 11th September 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 13th February 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 21st August 2020 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at El Malecon, Cantabria, Spain.

He had lost to Gary Russell Jr on 18th May 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 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Sofiane Takoucht on 12th October 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 15th June 2019 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Carl Frampton on 22nd December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

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 33/100 (-300) with oddsmakers.