Frampton decisions Martinez to win belt

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Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (SportsNetwork.com) – Carl Frampton delivered a convincing unanimous decision over champion Kiko Martinez on Saturday to capture the IBF super bantamweight title.

Frampton (19-0) remained unbeaten thanks to a fast start and a knockdown of Martinez (31-5) in the fifth round.

The scorecards read 119-108, 119-108, 118-111.

This was a rematch of a Feb. 9, 2013 bout that Frampton won by TKO. Martinez won the belt later that year and had made two successful defenses before Saturday’s loss at the specially-built arena at Titanic Quarter.

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