Kiko Martinez: record, next fight and profile →
Isaac Lowe came up short in his final eliminator for the IBF featherweight title as Luis Alberto Lopez claimed the win after an action-packed battle on Friday’s MTK Fight Night, which took place at York Hall in London.
Earlier this month, IBF featherweight Kiko Martinez increased his merits to be at the top of the Spanish boxing history boxing. After his resounding knockout victory in the sixth round over heavily favored Kid Galahad, he wants to take a long break so his body can rest.
It wasn’t one of those weekends one might circle on the calendar going in. There was a hell of a lot to talk about when it was done. With results in the books, what lies ahead for the weekend's big winners? Let’s start with the biggest winners of the weekend..
In one of the biggest shockers of the weekend, 35-year-old veteran Kiko Martinez (43-10-2, 30 KOs) became a two division world champion when he knocked out Kid Galahad in six rounds to capture the IBF featherweight title.
Martinez, Galahad Fight Photos Gallery - Sheffield Arena, Sheffield - The IBF featherweight championship has once again changed hands as Kiko Martinez (43-10-2, 30 KOs) showed everyone that age is just a number with a brutal knockout of Kid Galahad (28-2, 17 KOs) in the sixth round.
Kiko Martinez produced two huge right hands to knock out Kid Galahad in the sixth round and become a world champion again at the age of 35. The Spaniard claimed the IBF featherweight title in Sheffield, more than seven years after losing the IBF super-bantamweight title in Belfast.
It was the end of a long journey for Kid Galahad when he finally became a world champion in August. But in his moment of victory, the 31-year-old thought about the man who probably did more than anything to get him there – Brendan Ingle.
Kiko Martinez, Kid Galahad Weights Photos Gallery - IBF featherweight champion KID GALAHAD makes his maiden title defense against former super bantamweight world champion KIKO MARTINEZ this Saturday, live from the Utilita Arena Sheffield. GALAHAD captured the vacant IBF world title headlining week two of Fight Camp, stopping fellow countryman Jazza Dickens at the end of round eleven in an action packed fight. (photos by Mark Robinson)
Kid Galahad is nearly set for his first title defense. The local hero and defending IBF featherweight titlist was slightly over the divisional limit for his scheduled bout with former junior featherweight title claimant Kiko Martinez. Galahad weighed 126.1 pounds after stripping down to his birthday suit and will have two hours to make the 126-pound for the DAZN-streamed main event Saturday evening from Sheffield Arena in his hometown of Sheffield, England. Martinez effortlessly made weight on the first try, checking in at a fit and ready 125.4 pounds.
Galahad, Martinez Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - IBF featherweight champion KID GALAHAD makes his maiden title defense against former super bantamweight world champion KIKO MARTINEZ this Saturday, live from the Utilita Arena Sheffield. GALAHAD captured the vacant IBF world title headlining week two of Fight Camp, stopping fellow countryman Jazza Dickens at the end of round eleven in an action packed fight. (photos by Mark Robinson)