Kiko Martinez will defend his IBF featherweight title against former title holder Josh Warrington on Saturday, March 26 in Leeds, England. Martinez won the title by upsetting Kid Galahad last November, but he is an underdog in boxing betting odds against Warrington. Martinez and Warrington met in 2017 and Warrington won a majority decision. Martinez is 43-10 in his career with 30 knockouts, while Warrington is 20-1-1 with 7 knockouts. Warrington is listed as about a 4-1 favorite in boxing betting odds for this fight against Martinez.
When: Saturday, March 26, 2022
Where: First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
Why: IBF Featherweight Title Fight
Kiko Martinez vs. Josh Warrington Betting Odds
Josh Warrington -380
Kiko Martinez +280
Warrington is listed as the boxing betting odds favorite in this fight. A $380 bet on Warrington would return $100 plus your original wager if he were to win. Martinez is the underdog at a price of +280 so that means you get +280 for every $100 wagered on Martinez if he were to win.
As the fight nears, there will be decision betting too. You will be able to bet on whether the fight is decided by KO, TKO, or decision, and you can bet on which boxer will win the fight in that fashion as well. There will also be an option on betting how long the fight will last with the rounds likely listed at 10.5.
Kiko Martinez vs. Josh Warrington Preview
Martinez is the current IBF featherweight champion. He is 43-10 in his career with 30 knockouts. He won the title by defeating Kid Galahad last November. Warrington is 20-1-1 with 7 knockouts. He has fought Mauricio Lara in his last two fights and has come away with a loss and a no contest.
Martinez and Warrington met five years ago and it was not a good fight to watch. Warrington won the fight in a decision and Martinez did not take the loss well. Martinez has been looking for revenge ever since that loss. Martinez is coming off one of the best wins in his career, as he knocked out Kid Galahad in November to win the IBF title.
Martinez has big-time power and he proved that against Galahad. Warrington said that Martinez will not knock him out. “He ain’t knocking me out, simple as that.” Warrington said to the media, “I got knocked out against Mauricio Lara, but I took five rounds of clean shots before I got knocked out. Kiko can bang, but he’s not doing a one-punch knockout to me like he did against Kid Galahad.”
Warrington is expecting Martinez to throw a lot of punches and look for the knockout. “What he brings is ferocious pace, he’s energetic and he throws lots of punches.” Warrington said to the media, “I guarantee he’ll do the same and he probably thinks he can knock me out as well. He’s seen me be put on the canvas so he probably thinks I’m susceptible, but we’ll be ready for whatever he brings.”
Kiko Martinez vs. Josh Warrington Picks
The price on this fight is really high, considering Martinez does have a lot of power. Warrington is confident he can avoid getting hit hard by Martinez, but we’ll see. I definitely would not lay the nearly 4-1 price on Warrington. Taking a flyer on Martinez is at least worth considering. If this fight goes like their last one then we’ll see Warrington picking and choosing his spots and avoiding the wild shots launched by Martinez. These two fought to a decision last time and based on what Warrington has said, we could see another decision this time around. I would take a prop on Warrington winning by knockout, but Warrington simply hasn’t shown much knockout power. I’ll take a small flyer on Martinez but the main play will be the rounds to go over the total.
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