On March 26, 2022, Kiko Martínez (43-10-2, 30 KOs), the featherweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Josh Warrington (30-1-1, 7 KOs).
Kiko Martínez is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Kid Galahad, 4 months and 13 days ago. Josh Warrington is coming off a draw with a 21% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision loss to Mauricio Lara, 6 months and 22 days ago.
The winning odds are at 88.5-11.5 in favor of Josh Warrington. Kiko Martínez may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
In the rematch, Josh Warrington stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new IBF featherweight champion. Warrington improves his record to 31-1-1 (8 KOs), while Martínez adds a loss to his record at 43-11-2.