The ‘Sensation’ went from less to more and made his rival uncomfortable. The pressure and his hitting power were the weapons of the winning fighter.
The Spanish boxer Kiko Martinez was proclaimed world champion of the featherweight of the International Boxing Federation this sunday after knocking out the british Kid Galahad in Sheffield, England.
‘The Sensation’ silenced the Sheffield Arena in one fell swoop and lifted Spain at the same time. “Surprise for everyone but me“Martinez said after the contest.
The Spanish already warned in an interview with EFE: “I have trained 365 days a year and I have taken care of myself for this ”. The Spaniard was crowned world champion for the fourth time in his career.
Martinez began by working the body and turning the waist knowing Galahad’s ability. The British focused his strategy on getting work done and connecting hands. ‘The Sensation’ based his boxing on order and forcefulness while Galahad set the pace.
Martinez looked for the counter fight. He tried to shorten the gap with the British, who was getting more revenue using the left-handed guard and, above all, the hook and the direct left. The Spanish took a lot of work out of the body when he put pressure.
‘The Sensation’ went from less to more and bothered the British. Kiko’s pressure and his hitting power were the great assets of the Spaniard, who was deciphering Galahad’s boxing. The champion was more and more uneasy and Martinez caught him in the fifth.
A volley from the Spanish sent the British to the canvas. Galahad did not fully recover and was saved by the bell. ‘The Sensation’ did it again and as soon as the lawsuit resumed, he sent Kid Galahad to sleep definitively to make history in Spanish boxing.
The Spaniard, at 35, becomes champion 8 years after his first World Cup.
Martínez becomes the second Spanish boxer to win the belt in two different divisions after Javier Castillejo. (D)
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