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.
This should be a confident win for Josh Warrington at 99-1 winning odds. Kiko Martínez really doesn't have much to present against Warrington.
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.