Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez: Leeds fighter eyes Lee Selby shot to end rivalry
Josh Warrington hopes to finally settle his feud with IBF world featherweight champion Lee Selby.
Leeds' Warrington fights Spanish former super-bantamweight world champion Kiko Martinez in his home city on Saturday.
The 26-year-old, who takes an unbeaten 24-fight record into the bout at the First Direct Arena, has one eye on ending "friction" with Welshman Selby.
"The fight and animosity have been stewing for a while and I'm very eager to prove my doubters wrong," he said.
"Last year, Selby was red-hot favourite as the world champion I'd challenge. It didn't happen, but the fight's certainly not dead.
"He gives me no credit. Let's just settle it."
Warrington said Selby, world champion since 2015, has "good variety" in the ring and is "usually very busy for six rounds".
But he added: "He thinks he's a banger when he's not. He puts far too much into his punches then fades."
Selby, who has 24 wins and a single loss on his record, has been frustrated over the past 12 months.
A fight against Jonathan Victor Barros in Las Vegas in January was called off with hours to spare, when the Argentine failed to make the weight.
Selby, who has since left promoters Matchroom Sport, is due to meet Barros in June, by which time the Barry fighter will have had just one non-title match in 14 months.
There has been talk of a fight between Selby and Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton, but Warrington is hopeful he will get his shot in a fight he believes would be staged in Leeds.
Saturday's fight with Martinez - who lost the IBF super-bantamweight title to Frampton in 2014 - tops a bill on which two-time Olympic champion Nicola Adams also features.
Martinez, 31, has lost seven of his 44 fights but his past three defeats have come in world title fights - to Frampton, Scott Quigg and Leo Santa Cruz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39861620
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
What with Quigg and Frampton, now Warrington, Kiko is making some decent money Whoring himself out to Sky/Matchroom and now Warren. you have to question his ambition nowadays and if he's looking for paydays rather than titles. nothing wrong with that at this stage of his career , but he's moved up in weight and he was small at the lower weight, so now looks tiny.
I like Warrington and his Leeds following, and wish that he was a class above what he actually is. But the reality is all this bravado talking about Selby and what he wants to do to him is pretty unrealistic. and besides, I don't like fighters looking ahead to other fights in the build up to their current fight.
Selby is on a completely different level to Warrrington, end of.
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
Kiko has always fought on the road, boxing is basically non-existent in Spain. Funker has probably fought in more countries than anyone else in boxing. I can remember when he was considered an "easy" title defense for Bernard Dunne. And then when he come unstuck as favourite to smash up the bin man.
Oldest 30-year-old on the planet.
Warrington will probably stop him considering the circumstances, however, if Kiko is willing to take his lumps he'll make it a good fight. In his pomp i'd back him by KO.
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
In a completely non-related point to boxing, I think Josh Leather would make for a good extra as a Bajoran on Star Trek: DS9.
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
Ward is looking pretty good so far. Very lively.
Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
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Re: Josh Warrington v Kiko Martinez 13 MAY
Also a nasty cut on Jazza'z opponent, which has led to the fight being stopped. Accidental clash of heads. Rematch. Boos. Move on to the next one.
