Headers, elbows, fractured jaw and 12 stitches: Warrington's brutal KO to Kiko Martinez for the world boxing title

Englishman Josh Warrington, 31, won the world title by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) by beating the 36-year-old Spaniard Kiko Martinez in a fight held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds in the United Kingdom. It was a really dirty fight that featured headers, elbows and left as a balance of 12 stitches and a fractured jaw in opponents.

The role of British judge Marcus McDonnell was really controversial, as he just stopped the fight 48 seconds before the end of the seventh round, in a fight that was scheduled for 12 rounds. Before there were aggressions that went beyond the limits and that the referee conspicuously let go.

Despite the blood that emanated on his face, the product of two headers that generated deep cuts on his left eyebrow and forehead, Martínez fought with a gentleman until the seventh round where the Englishman, with a flurry of blows, ended up consecrating himself with a brutal technical knockout El Español, who in this way gave up world title won at the end of 2021 against the British Kid Galahad in Sheffield (United Kingdom), he has 43 wins (30 by KO), 11 losses and 2 draws.

The medical part of this war above the ring threw 12 stitches from Kiko Martinez, who suffered three cuts on his face, two very deep. While the new champion ended up with a fractured jaw.

This controversial work of the English referee generated the anger of Maravilla Martínez, who on Twitter pointed to the judge and blamed him for harming the Spaniard. “Proud in the extreme of you @MartnezKiko. The anguish and anger over this robbery is endless. To win you it had to be thanks to 100 headers and a referee as English as your rival. Big Kiko dear, you are very big and JW being alone could not beat you”, published the Argentine boxer.

THE BEST IMAGES OF THE MATCH BETWEEN JOSH WARRINGTON AND KIKO MARTÍNEZ

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