Josh Warrington will bid to change into a two-time world champion when he fights Kiko Martinez for the IBF featherweight crown in Leeds on March 26.
Warrington defeated Martinez by a majority determination in Could 2017 on his solution to changing into world champion and can face him once more on the similar First Direct Enviornment venue in his hometown.
Martinez, 35, gained the title in a giant upset in November when knocking out Britain’s Child Galahad within the sixth spherical having been out-classed for many of their struggle in Sheffield.
Warrington wrote on Twitter: “We go once more with Kiko… humorous previous recreation this boxing”
Warrington turned IBF world champion with a split-decision victory over Lee Selby at Elland Highway in January 2018 and efficiently defended his title on three events.
The 31-year-old vacated his belt in January final yr after the IBF had refused to sanction a unification struggle with China’s WBA champion Xu Can.
Warrington suffered his first profession loss the next month in a non-title struggle in opposition to the unheralded Mauricio Lara after over a yr of inactivity.
The Leeds boxer’s final look was in a rematch in opposition to Lara at Headingley Stadium in September, which resulted in a technical draw after the Mexican was reduce above his left eye in an unintentional conflict of heads.
Kaynak: briturkish.com
