Kiko Martinez: record, next fight and profile →
Kid Galahad says he has no interest in knocking his old rival Josh Warrington even though he now holds Warrington's old world title. Galahad makes the first defense on the IBF featherweight title against Kiko Martinez in Sheffield on Saturday, having beaten Jazza Dickens for the vacant belt in August.
The World Amateur Championships that finished in Belgrade on Saturday was the last major amateur tournament with a ten-point must scoring system, as AIBA look to introduce a new transparent scoring method to root out corruption.
Kid Galahad will make the maiden defence of his IBF Featherweight World Title against former World Champion Kiko Martinez on the same night that WBC and IBO Super-Featherweight ruler Terri Harper returns to put her belts on the line against the USA’s Alycia Baumgardner, exclusively on DAZN worldwide - excluding Australia and New Zealand.
Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona - For the vacant EBU super middleweight title, Kerman Lejarraga (33-2, 25 KOs) had to rally to win a razor close ten round technical majority decision over previously undefeated Dylan Charrat (20-1-1, 6 KOs)
Fight Camp, Brentwood - Zelfa Barrett stopped Romania's Viorel Simion in four rounds to potentially set up a rematch with Kiko Martinez later this year. The Manchester man dominated from the opening bell, forcing Simion back with hurtful shots that were landing at will.
The fight for the vacant EBU light heavyweight title between Igor Mikhalkin (24-2) and Mathieu Bauderlique (20-1) is set for August 14 with the site to be announced, reports the EBU. EC Boxing of Germany won purse bids for the right to stage the fight with an offer for 51,000 Euro to be split 50/50.
Former world champion Kiko Martinez is still fuming over the scorecards in last Saturday's fight with Zelfa Barrett, which took place at SSE Arena in Wembley. In a very close contest, where some felt Martinez did enough to win or at the very least deserved a draw, two of the official judges issued very wide scores in favor of Barrett.
Buzzed in rounds two and eight, stunned in round five, cut over the right eye from a butt in round seven, and pressured from start to finish, Zelfa Barrett nevertheless did enough in the judges' eyes not only to prevail, but do so in overwhelming fashion.
Barrett, Martinez Fight Photos Gallery - SSE Arena, Wembley - In a crossroads fight at super featherweight, Zelfa Barrett (25-1, 15 KOs) was forced to fight through some very tough moments to win a twelve round unanimous decision over former world champion Kiko Martinez (41-10-2, 29 KOs). (photos by Mark Robinson)
Former IBF super bantamweight champion Kiko Martinez was denied a springboard back into world class when three judges decided he had not even got close to beating Zelfa Barrett, on another shameful night for British judging, despite spending much of the 12 rounds they shared a Wembley ring, outlanding him.