Kiko Martínez
Career, Record, Stats
Kiko Martínez (La Sensación) is a 38-year-old retired Spanish professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 9 months, and 28 days, Martínez amassed a record of 44-12-2, which includes 31 wins via KO, 4 of which were in world-title fights.
Kiko Martínez' Boxing Career
Kiko Martínez was born in Elche, Baix Vinalopó, Alicante, Spain on March 7, 1986. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on June 11, 2004 against David Casero. Martínez defeated Casero via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Martínez became a world champion at the age of 27 after 32 professional fights. He challenged Jonatan Romero for the IBF super-bantamweight title and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the featherweight (IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Martínez' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Reiya Abe at age 37, on April 8, 2023.
Some of Kiko Martínez' best fights have been against Kid Galahad, Hozumi Hasegawa, Jordan Gill, and Jeffrey Mathebula. For a complete list of Martínez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kiko Martínez".
Martínez has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kiko Martínez Losses".
Kiko Martínez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Apr 08, 2023 | 37 | 
Reiya Abe 30 24-3-1  | loss | UD 12 |
57 | Oct 29, 2022 | 36 | 
Jordan Gill 28 27-1-1 | win | KO 4 |
56 | Mar 26, 2022 | 36 | 
Josh Warrington 31 30-1-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
55 | Nov 13, 2021 | 35 | 
Kid Galahad 31 28-1 | win | TKO 6 |
54 | Sep 11, 2021 | 35 |  Jayro Duran | win | UD 8 |
53 | Feb 13, 2021 | 34 | 
Zelfa Barrett 27 24-1 | loss | UD 12 |
52 | Aug 21, 2020 | 34 | Noe Martinez Raygoza | win | TKO 3 |
51 | Dec 07, 2019 | 33 | Alexander Cazares | win | UD 10 |
50 | May 18, 2019 | 33 | 
Gary Russell Jr. 30 29-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
49 | Oct 27, 2018 | 32 | Marc Vidal | win | UD 12 |
48 | May 19, 2018 | 32 | Marc Vidal | draw | TD 3 |
47 | Aug 26, 2017 | 31 | Lorenzo Parra | win | KO 3 |
46 | Jul 14, 2017 | 31 | Franklin Varela | win | TKO 4 |
45 | May 13, 2017 | 31 |
Josh Warrington 26 24-0 | loss | MD 12 |
44 | Nov 25, 2016 | 30 | Leonel Hernandez | win | PTS 8 |
43 | Jul 23, 2016 | 30 | Eusebio Osejo | draw | SD 8 |
42 | Feb 27, 2016 | 29 | 
Léo Santa Cruz 27 31-0-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
41 | Dec 12, 2015 | 29 | Miguel Gonzalez | win | TKO 4 |
40 | Nov 14, 2015 | 29 | Everth Briceno | win | UD 8 |
39 | Oct 23, 2015 | 29 | Herald Molina | win | KO 1 |
38 | Jul 18, 2015 | 29 | Scott Quigg | loss | TKO 2 |
37 | Dec 12, 2014 | 28 | George Gachechiladze | win | TKO 2 |
36 | Sep 06, 2014 | 28 | 
Carl Frampton 27 18-0 | loss | UD 12 |
35 | Apr 23, 2014 | 28 | 
Hozumi Hasegawa 33 33-4 | win | TKO 7 |
34 | Dec 21, 2013 | 27 | 
Jeffrey Mathebula 34 27-4-2 | win | KO 9 |
33 | Aug 17, 2013 | 27 | Jonatan Romero | win | TKO 6 |
32 | Apr 27, 2013 | 27 | Damian David Mariano | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Feb 09, 2013 | 26 |
Carl Frampton 25 15-0 | loss | TKO 9 |
30 | Jul 21, 2012 | 26 | Dougie Curran | win | PTS 6 |
29 | Mar 09, 2012 | 26 | Arsen Martirosian | win | TKO 12 |
28 | Apr 15, 2011 | 25 | Jason Booth | win | KO 10 |
27 | Feb 18, 2011 | 24 | Oscar Chacin | win | UD 6 |
26 | Sep 11, 2010 | 24 | Arsen Martirosian | win | UD 12 |
25 | Apr 16, 2010 | 24 | Feliciano Dario Azuaga | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Dec 11, 2009 | 23 | Said Chichti | win | KO 1 |
23 | Sep 25, 2009 | 23 | Takalani Ndlovu | loss | UD 12 |
22 | Feb 27, 2009 | 22 | Rendall Munroe | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Dec 18, 2008 | 22 | Gheorghe Ghiompirica | win | PTS 6 |
20 | Aug 12, 2008 | 22 | Silviu Lupu | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Jul 05, 2008 | 22 | Lante Addy | win | PTS 8 |
18 | Mar 07, 2008 | 22 | Rendall Munroe | loss | MD 12 |
17 | Aug 25, 2007 | 21 | Bernard Dunne | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Mar 18, 2007 | 21 | Andrei Florin | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Dec 15, 2006 | 20 | Edison Torres | win | UD 8 |
14 | Jul 14, 2006 | 20 | John Bikai | win | PTS 12 |
13 | May 26, 2006 | 20 | Andrei Florin | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Mar 10, 2006 | 20 | Salem Bouaita | win | UD 10 |
11 | Nov 25, 2005 | 19 | Peter Baláž | win | KO 1 |
10 | Oct 14, 2005 | 19 | Manuel Sequera | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jul 15, 2005 | 19 | Manuel Gomes | win | KO 4 |
8 | May 06, 2005 | 19 | Sergei Nikitin | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Mar 04, 2005 | 18 | Frederic Bonifai | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Feb 04, 2005 | 18 | Nikolai Mihailov | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Nov 19, 2004 | 18 | Julio Vargas | win | TKO 4 |
4 | Oct 15, 2004 | 18 | Juan Garcia Martin | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Sep 10, 2004 | 18 | Cristiano Andres Oliveira | win | KO 1 |
2 | Jul 24, 2004 | 18 | Irimiea Ion | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jun 11, 2004 | 18 | David Casero | win | TKO 3 |