Kiko Martínez (44-12-2, 31) was born in Elche, Baix Vinalopó, Alicante, Spain on March 7, 1986. At the age of 18 years on June 11, 2004, he made his professional boxing debut against David Casero, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 33rd career fight at 27 years old, Martínez became a super-bantamweight world champion on August 17, 2013 after defeating Jonatan Romero via 6th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the featherweight weight class as well, winning the IBF title against Kid Galahad via 6th-round KO on November 13, 2021.
Martínez' last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to Reiya Abe at age 37 on April 8, 2023. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Kiko Martínez' best fights have been against Kid Galahad, Hozumi Hasegawa, Jordan Gill, Jeffrey Mathebula, Léo Santa Cruz, Lorenzo Parra and Josh Warrington.
Martínez has 12 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58  | Apr 8, 2023 37 years, 1 months 44-12-2 (31) | 30 years 24-3-1 (10) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
57  | Oct 29, 2022 36 years, 7 months 44-11-2 (31) | 28 years, 3 months 27-1-1 (8) | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
56  | Mar 26, 2022 36 years 43-11-2 (30) | 31 years, 4 months 30-1-1 (7) | FT | 7 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF |
55  | Nov 13, 2021 35 years, 8 months 43-10-2 (30) | 31 years, 8 months 28-1 (17) | FT | 6 | KO | WIN Won IBF |
54 | Sep 11, 2021 35 years, 6 months 42-10-2 (29) | Jayro Duran | SFT | 8 | UD | WIN |
53  | Feb 13, 2021 34 years, 11 months 41-10-2 (29) | 27 years, 7 months 24-1 (15) | SFT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
52 | Aug 21, 2020 34 years, 5 months 41-9-2 (29) | Noe Martinez Raygoza | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
51 | Dec 7, 2019 33 years, 9 months 40-9-2 (28) | Alexander Cazares | FT | 10 | UD | WIN |
50  | May 18, 2019 33 years, 2 months 39-9-2 (28) | 30 years, 11 months 29-1 (17) | FT | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
49 | Oct 27, 2018 32 years, 7 months 39-8-2 (28) | Marc Vidal | FT | 12 | UD | WIN |
48 | May 19, 2018 32 years, 2 months 38-8-2 (28) | Marc Vidal | FT | 3 | TD | DRAW |
47  | Aug 26, 2017 31 years, 5 months 38-8-1 (28) | 39 years 32-12-2 (19) | FT | 3 | KO | WIN |
46 | Jul 14, 2017 31 years, 4 months 37-8-1 (27) | Franklin Varela | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
45 | May 13, 2017 31 years, 2 months 36-8-1 (26) | 26 years, 5 months 24-0 (5) | FT | 12 | MD | LOSS |
44 | Nov 25, 2016 30 years, 8 months 36-7-1 (26) | Leonel Hernandez | FT | 8 | PTS | WIN |
43 | Jul 23, 2016 30 years, 4 months 35-7-1 (26) | Eusebio Osejo | FT | 8 | SD | DRAW |
42  | Feb 27, 2016 29 years, 11 months 35-7 (26) | 27 years, 6 months 31-0-1 (17) | FT | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBA (Super) |
41 | Dec 12, 2015 29 years, 9 months 35-6 (26) | Miguel Gonzalez | SBT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
40 | Nov 14, 2015 29 years, 8 months 34-6 (25) | Everth Briceno | SBT | 8 | UD | WIN |
39 | Oct 23, 2015 29 years, 7 months 33-6 (25) | Herald Molina | SBT | 1 | KO | WIN |
38  | Jul 18, 2015 29 years, 4 months 32-6 (24) | 26 years, 9 months 30-0-2 (22) | SBT | 2 | TKO | LOSS For WBA (Regular) |
37 | Dec 12, 2014 28 years, 9 months 32-5 (24) | George Gachechiladze | SBT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
36  | Sep 6, 2014 28 years, 5 months 31-5 (23) | 27 years, 6 months 18-0 (13) | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
35  | Apr 23, 2014 28 years, 1 months 31-4 (23) | 33 years, 4 months 33-4 (15) | SBT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
34  | Dec 21, 2013 27 years, 9 months 30-4 (22) | 34 years, 5 months 27-4-2 (14) | SBT | 9 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
33 | Aug 17, 2013 27 years, 5 months 29-4 (21) | Jonatan Romero | SBT | 6 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
32 | Apr 27, 2013 27 years, 1 months 28-4 (20) | Damian David Mariano | SBT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
31 | Feb 9, 2013 26 years, 11 months 27-4 (19) | 25 years, 11 months 15-0 (10) | SBT | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
30 | Jul 21, 2012 26 years, 4 months 27-3 (19) | Dougie Curran | SBT | 6 | PTS | WIN |
29 | Mar 9, 2012 26 years 26-3 (19) | Arsen Martirosian | SBT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
28 | Apr 15, 2011 25 years, 1 months 25-3 (18) | Jason Booth | SBT | 10 | KO | WIN |
27 | Feb 18, 2011 24 years, 11 months 24-3 (17) | Oscar Chacin | SBT | 6 | UD | WIN |
26 | Sep 11, 2010 24 years, 6 months 23-3 (17) | Arsen Martirosian | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
25 | Apr 16, 2010 24 years, 1 months 22-3 (17) | Feliciano Dario Azuaga | SBT | 3 | TKO | WIN Interim |
24 | Dec 11, 2009 23 years, 9 months 21-3 (16) | Said Chichti | SBT | 1 | KO | WIN |
23 | Sep 25, 2009 23 years, 6 months 20-3 (15) | Takalani Ndlovu | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
22 | Feb 27, 2009 22 years, 11 months 20-2 (15) | Rendall Munroe | SBT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Dec 18, 2008 22 years, 9 months 20-1 (15) | Gheorghe Ghiompirica | SBT | 6 | PTS | WIN |
20 | Aug 12, 2008 22 years, 5 months 19-1 (15) | Silviu Lupu | SBT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Jul 5, 2008 22 years, 3 months 18-1 (14) | Lante Addy | SBT | 8 | PTS | WIN |
18 | Mar 7, 2008 22 years 17-1 (14) | Rendall Munroe | SBT | 12 | MD | LOSS |
17 | Aug 25, 2007 21 years, 5 months 17-0 (14) | Bernard Dunne | SBT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Mar 18, 2007 21 years 16-0 (13) | Andrei Florin | SBT | 1 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Dec 15, 2006 20 years, 9 months 15-0 (12) | Edison Torres | SBT | 8 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jul 14, 2006 20 years, 4 months 14-0 (12) | John Bikai | SBT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
13 | May 26, 2006 20 years, 2 months 13-0 (12) | Andrei Florin | SBT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
12 | Mar 10, 2006 20 years 12-0 (11) | Salem Bouaita | SBT | 10 | UD | WIN |
11 | Nov 25, 2005 19 years, 8 months 11-0 (11) | Peter Baláž | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 14, 2005 19 years, 7 months 10-0 (10) | Manuel Sequera | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 15, 2005 19 years, 4 months 9-0 (9) | Manuel Gomes | SBT | 4 | KO | WIN |
8 | May 6, 2005 19 years, 1 months 8-0 (8) | Sergei Nikitin | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 4, 2005 18 years, 11 months 7-0 (7) | Frederic Bonifai | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 4, 2005 18 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Nikolai Mihailov | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 19, 2004 18 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Julio Vargas | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Oct 15, 2004 18 years, 7 months 4-0 (4) | Juan Garcia Martin | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 10, 2004 18 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Cristiano Andres Oliveira | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Jul 24, 2004 18 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Irimiea Ion | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 11, 2004 18 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | David Casero | 3 | TKO | WIN |
