Josh Warrington

featherweight Josh Warrington (31-1-1, 8 KOs) regained the IBF title by knocking out the reigning champion Kiko Martinez (43-11-2, 30 KOs) in the seventh round at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England.

19 or 26 March IBF Featherweight Champion Kiko Martinez (43-10-2, 30 KOs) will fight Josh Warrington (30-1-1, 7 KOs) at an evening in Leeds. Negotiations on this matter have already started.

Eddie Hearn has announced that a third fight Josh Warrington (30-1-1, 7 KOs) vs Mauricio Lara (23-2-1, 16 KOs) will probably take place as early as next year. Their rematch took place on Saturday night in Leeds, which after just two rounds was stopped due to an accidental head-to-head collision and a serious eyebrow injury to the Mexican.

In the main bout of the evening in Leeds, the rematch between Josh Warrington (30-1-1, 7 KOs) and Mauricio Lara (23-2-1, 16 KOs) ended in a technical draw when the Mexican suffered a serious brow injury in the second round after an unintentional head-on collision and was unable to continue the fight.

Josh Warrington's contract (30-1, 7 KOs) with Mauricio Lara (22-2, 15 KOs) included a rematch clause. However, it is not yet known whether the Englishman wants to have a second fight with the 22-year-old Mexican.