Considering the long journey to becoming a world champion, that’s a devastating loss for Galahad in his first world title defence. Unbelievable Result – the underdog proved you should never underestimate the punchers chance
It was a tough night for Eddie Hearn equally as both Kid Galahad and Terri Hooper suffered big KO losses.
Galahad dominated the early rounds and appeared to be going through the gears with ease, and maybe that’s where it went wrong, he possibly become complacent. Kiko managed to drop Galahad at the end of the fifth round which was the beginning of the end.
With the first punch of the sixth round, Kiko Martinez KO’d Galahad with a big right hand that sent the brit crashing to the canvas. The referee quickly waved off the fight as medical staff entered the ring.
The Spanish boxer is now a world champion in two weight division, as he claimed Galahad’s IBF featherweight title.
Sandor Martin and Kiko Martinez flying the flag for proudly Spanish boxing in 2021 as both caused two huge upsets within the space of a month.
Did the weight cut harm Galahad’s punch resistance?? Or did Galahad overlook his Spanish opponent?? either way it was a great knockout win for Martinez
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