By Jake Donovan
The first time they met in the ring, Carl Frampton overcame his stiffest challenge to date to stop durable Kiko Martinez in the 9th round of their fun slugfest last November.
It was the biggest win of career already loaded with step-up fights for Frampton (18-0, 13KOs), who continued to face a high level of opposition without fear of losing his perfect record.
Naturally, Martinez went on to land a title shot. The Spaniard was viewed as big but “safe” name for unbeaten Jhonatan Romero, but enjoyed a stellar performance on HBO, battering the Colombian boxer to win the 122 lb. crown.
The outcome was shades of his breakout fight, a 1st round knockout of Bernard Dunne, six years prior – almost to the day – when all eyes were on the unbeaten Irish prospect at the time.
Martinez (31-4, 23KOs) has proven to be a handful for any given super bantamweight. His heavy hands has proven enough to ride a four-fight knockout streak since the loss to Frampton, including three straight wins over current or former champions.
Frampton also comes in having scored four straight knockouts, including a two-round drubbing of former 108 lb. king and 115 lb. titlist Hugo Cazares in his most recent bout earlier this year.
Will Frampton finally receive the hardware to complement his championship pedigree? Or will Martinez find a way to reverse the outcome of the first fight and keep his belt intact?
A packed house of 16,000 fans at the Titanic Quarter in Belfast can’t wait to find out, but read on to find out how the staff at krikya360.com believes tonight's super bantamweight action will go down. [Click Here To Read More]
The first time they met in the ring, Carl Frampton overcame his stiffest challenge to date to stop durable Kiko Martinez in the 9th round of their fun slugfest last November.
It was the biggest win of career already loaded with step-up fights for Frampton (18-0, 13KOs), who continued to face a high level of opposition without fear of losing his perfect record.
Naturally, Martinez went on to land a title shot. The Spaniard was viewed as big but “safe” name for unbeaten Jhonatan Romero, but enjoyed a stellar performance on HBO, battering the Colombian boxer to win the 122 lb. crown.
The outcome was shades of his breakout fight, a 1st round knockout of Bernard Dunne, six years prior – almost to the day – when all eyes were on the unbeaten Irish prospect at the time.
Martinez (31-4, 23KOs) has proven to be a handful for any given super bantamweight. His heavy hands has proven enough to ride a four-fight knockout streak since the loss to Frampton, including three straight wins over current or former champions.
Frampton also comes in having scored four straight knockouts, including a two-round drubbing of former 108 lb. king and 115 lb. titlist Hugo Cazares in his most recent bout earlier this year.
Will Frampton finally receive the hardware to complement his championship pedigree? Or will Martinez find a way to reverse the outcome of the first fight and keep his belt intact?
A packed house of 16,000 fans at the Titanic Quarter in Belfast can’t wait to find out, but read on to find out how the staff at krikya360.com believes tonight's super bantamweight action will go down. [Click Here To Read More]
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