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Kiko Martinez flattens IBF featherweight champ Kid Galahad in shocking upset

One of the year's biggest upsets and biggest knockouts came via the same punch.

Kiko Martinez entered his fight against IBF featherweight champion Kid Galahad on Saturday as a +800 underdog with BetMGM. Holding a career record of 43-10-2, the Spanish boxer was a former IBF super bantamweight champion, but hadn't held the title since 2014.

Martinez wasn't seen as the strongest pick for Galahad's first title defense, but then he went ahead and did this to open the sixth round:

KIKO MARTINEZ KNOCKS OUT KID GALAHAD WITH THE FIRST PUNCH OF THE SIXTH ROUND!