Josh Warrington wants ‘a cheeseburger, a pint and sex with the wife’ after winning title with TKO win over Kiko Martinez

JOSH WARRINGTON revealed he wants ‘a cheeseburger, a pint and sex with the wife’ after winning back his IBF featherweight world title.

The 31-year-old Leeds icon grabbed the red strap back with a brilliant seventh-round TKO win over Kiko Martinez – and set up a mouth-watering clash with the WBA’s breakout star Leigh Wood, who was ringside and has earned a clash at Nottingham Forest’s stadium with his recent form.

After dropping the 36-year-old veteran in the first and opening up a gash around his eye with an accidental head clash, Warrington held his nerve to get the job done six rounds later.

When asked what he planned next, the two-time champ roared: “Some bread and butter pudding, a cheeseburger and a pint with this lot.

“I also wouldn’t mind going home and having sex with my missus as it’s been about four weeks!”

He added: “Listen I’ve got my belt back. It wasn’t just for me, not just my wife and kids, but for all this lot that supported me.

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“We might not do the same numbers as the big boys – the AJs and the Furys – but I’d rather have an arena full of these lot than a 100,000 tourists any day of the week.”

Warrington was walked to the ring by Leeds United defender Luke Ayling with the packed arena howling along to ‘I Predict a Riot’, Martinez was booed throughout his entry.

The first round was stunning, Warrington looking like he might have it won with his first attack.

Martinez was stunned by a right hand, backed onto the ropes and pummelled but kept swinging back and survived.

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Then a nasty clash of heads stung the Spaniard and opened up a horrible gash that spewed blood instantly.

Then a right hooked floored the struggling veteran and there was a danger Warrington could get caught up in the early emotion.

The Brit was ruthless agin in the second, slashing and scything digs into Martinez’s shaven skull and body.

Warringto was warned for an illegal shoulder barge after some more good pressure, giving Martinez a needed break.

The dangerous Alicante slugger kept scaring us, though, crouching down and looping over his trademark right hand that savaged Sheffield’s Kid Galahad in November to land him the 9st crown.

Warrington kept punching the sweat off Martinez’s head in the third and the wounded pitbull was pawing at his oozing eye as the blood kept hampering his crucial vision.

Martinez enjoyed the fourth, Warrington seemed to be hurt to the body, tucking his elbow in deep to protect his ribs from any more shelling from the heavy handed champ.

The arena was eerilie silent in teh fifth when Martinez kept losing blood but picking up points, worrying the Yorkshire fans who were so depserate for their hero to be crowned again.

Thankfully a left hook from Warrington landed flush and kept the relentless visitor off.

Warrington was warned again in the sixth over excessive use of his forehead and shoulder and losing a point could have proved diasterous.

But Martinez was equally eager to roughhouse so referee Marcus McDonnell let them butt and barge each other pretty evenly.

Then in the seventh Warrington hurt him and put his foot on the gas, thundering in punches that folded Martinez limply back onto the ropes before the ref dived in to stop the assault.

Warrington added: “There is no place like this in the world, never mind the country.

“I know I’m not everybody’s favourite cup of tea – Yorkshire tea – but when I’m on it and these turn out, there’s nothing like it in the world.

“We do alright and we’re not bad. Love you Leeds.”

Asked about a potential clash with Wood, Warrington said: “If we need to go and boot the doors off of the City Ground, we’ll do it. 

“Away day, we’ll do it but for a long time we’ve wanted to go to the States.

“These lot have their passports at the ready, credit cards at the ready. We want an away day.” 

Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk