Kiko Martinez is well aware of the public perception that he's in way over his head for this weekend’s challenge versus featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz. It’s not the first time he’s heard such claims, in fact making a career out of fights he wasn’t meant to win.
ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz held an open media workout Thursday at Who's Next Boxing Academy in La Puente, Calif., as he prepares for his first title defense against Kiko "Sensación" Martinez Saturday, February 27 live on SHOWTIME from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Spain's Kiko "Sensación" Martinez is a soft-spoken, hard-hitting former IBF Super Bantamweight World Champion and a three-time European champion at 122 pounds. He's a come-forward, comes-to-win, aggressive-minded slugger who makes for exciting fights and has been in with excellent opposition.
Leo "Terremoto" Santa Cruz has already accumulated a prestigious personal collection of three world titles in three different divisions. After winning gold at bantamweight, super bantamweight and featherweight - he wants continue going up in weight to win more.
NEW YORK - WBA Welterweight World Champion Keith "One Time" Thurman will defend his title against former champ "Showtime" Shawn Porter in a blockbuster matchup of two of the world's best 147-pound fighters on Saturday, March 12 on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on CBS.
NEW YORK - Undefeated three-division world champion Leo "El Terremoto" Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martinez on Saturday, Feb. 27, live on SHOWTIME® from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Kiko Martinez (35-6, 26 KOs) is giving what most perceive to be one last attempt at recapturing a world title, this time in another weight class. The Spaniard suffered a devastating second round knockout loss at the hands of Scott Quigg last July, but bounced back on the quiet with three solid victories in less than three months which has helped prepare him for his shot at Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs) on February 27 in California.
NEW YORK – SHOWTIME® will televise the eagerly anticipated 122-pound world title unification showdown between undefeated super bantamweight world champions Carl Frampton (IBF) and Scott Quigg (WBA), on Saturday, Feb. 27, live on SHOWTIME from Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
BoxingScene.com's Ben Jacobs first reported that a deal was reached for Leo Santa Cruz to defend his title against former IBF super bantamweight beltholder Kiko Martinez, likely on February 20th in Los Angeles.