Martinez, 36, rolled back the years and became a two-weight world champion when he stunned Sheffield’s Galahad with a sixth-round knockout win in November.
“I will beat Josh Warrington in the distance,” he predicted at Thursday’s news conference. “I want to beat him to show last time it wasn’t just luck.”
He will be fighting in the United Kingdom for the ninth time in 58 bouts and Frampton – who has also twice faced Martinez – says the champion relishes being the underdog.
“I was delighted he won against Kid Galahad,” Frampton said. “I like Kiko, have a lot of respect for him. He’s a world champion and getting a huge payday which he fully deserves.
Martinez, 36, rolled back the years and became a two-weight world champion when he stunned Sheffield’s Galahad with a sixth-round knockout win in November.
“I will beat Josh Warrington in the distance,” he predicted at Thursday’s news conference. “I want to beat him to show last time it wasn’t just luck.”
He will be fighting in the United Kingdom for the ninth time in 58 bouts and Frampton – who has also twice faced Martinez – says the champion relishes being the underdog.
“I was delighted he won against Kid Galahad,” Frampton said. “I like Kiko, have a lot of respect for him. He’s a world champion and getting a huge payday which he fully deserves.
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“I think he probably enjoys going into the lion’s den and trying to win the fight against the odds and against the home-town fighter.”
Frampton beat Martinez by a ninth-round stoppage in 2013 before outclassing him on points the following year to secure the IBF super-bantamweight title.
“People forget how hard the first fight was,” Frampton added. “They remember the KO win for me but it was nip and tuck. I struggled for a week or so after that fight. My hands and body were sore. It was a brutal fight for me.
“And you look at my face after the [second] fight. Although it was one-sided on the judges’ scorecards, it was a tough fight. I had to be switched on.
