Kiko Martinez, 30-4-(22), retained his IBF super bantamweight title with with a ninth round knockout win against Jeffrey Mathebula, 27-5-2-(14), at the Pabellon Esperanza Lag in Alicante, Spain on Saturday.
Martinez put the pressure on Mathebula from the opening bell and slowly upped the pace to batter Mathebula until he fell in the ninth round and the fight was over. Martinez was making his first title defence.
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