Newly crowned IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington suffered a broken jaw in his stunning stoppage win over Kiko Martinez on Saturday night in Leeds.

Warrington won a tough decision over Martinez five years ago.

Martinez claimed the IBF title last year with a sensational knockout of Kid Galahad.

Against Warrington, the veteran from Spain was under attack from the start and suffered a knockdown in the first round.

Warrington continued to pressure and attack until he hurt Martinez badly and unloaded with a variety of shots in the seventh to force the stoppage.

The new champion’s father and trainer, Sean O’Hagan, expects his son to pursue big fights in the United States.

“I think what this does, it gives us options now doesn’t it? Josh has always expressed an interest in going abroad to fight in Las Vegas, or maybe New York," O'Hagen told PA News.

“But there again, we’ve got (WBA champion) Leigh Wood in the equation haven’t we? We’ve got (WBC champion) Mark Magsayo, the possibilities now are numerous.”

The victory helped the 31-year-old Warrington recover his footing in the weight class after suffering a knockout loss in 2021 to Mauricio Lara.

“With a fighter like Josh, who’s put his heart and soul into his career over the last 12 or 13 years, we’ve got to acknowledge what he wants,” O’Hagan said.

“I know that would be a unification (fight) in the States, so we can’t rule out (WBA super featherweight champion Leo) Santa Cruz. If I was going to choose one I’d say let’s go take on Santa Cruz, then we’ll come back home for maybe his last one and unify against Leigh Wood. There will be some clamor for that, absolutely, but like I say, Josh has done everything that’s ever been asked of him.”