Josh Warrington targets unification fight in the US against Leo Santa Cruz, Gary Russell Jr, or Oscar Valdez after edging Kid Galahad in split decision Josh Warrington defended his IBF featherweight title against Kid Galahad The scrappy fight ended in a split decision, as Warrington now looks to move on He wants a unification fight in the US against Santa Cruz, Russell Jr, or ValdezBy Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline Published: 01:54 BST, 16 June 2019 | Updated: 01:54 BST, 16 June 2019 Viewcomments Josh Warrington is targeting a unification fight in the US after edging a split decision against Kid Galahad. Warrington struggled to find any rhythm in his defence of the IBF featherweight title, but now wants to move on and face one of Leo Santa Cruz, the WBA champion, WBC holder Gary Russell Jr or Oscar Valdez, the WBO champion. After winning with margins of 116-112 and 116-113, with one card of 115-113 to Galahad, Warrington said it was time to cross the Atlantic after previous wins against Lee Selby and Carl Frampton. Josh Warrington successfully defended his IBF featherweight title against Kid Galahad It was a scrappy fight, which ended up with Warrington winning the bout by split decision He said: 'There is nothing left for me over here. When I beat Selby I went straight for a big opponent. That is what I always want. The big fights. Maybe I put too much pressure on myself. I want to test myself against the champions. There is no one left over here. It has to be another world champion. 'Santa Cruz (the Mexican three-weight world champion who is widely considered the best in the division) would be fantastic. Santa Cruz he is top of the tree. I don't want to come back and fight someone from the car wash. I want the big fights to make me s*** myself. 'I would like to go to the US for the memories, the experience.' After all the bad blood of the build up, Warrington and Galahad shook hands after the fight. However, Warrington's father and coach, Sean O'Hagan, believed Galahad should have been disqualified for repeated clinching in a scrappy fight. Warrington is now looking to move on, and wants a massive unification fight in the US O'Hagan said: 'I feel sorry for those who paid to watch that. I thought, and I will be honest, I thought the judge that give it his way was appalling, shouldn't be judging. He come to spoil and they give him the win. Any other ref he would have been disqualified. Shoving down, elbows. We could see it. Not making excuses.' On his performance, Warrington said: 'They are not all going to be fights of the year, I kind of knew it would be scruffy fight, but you won't sell it by saying that. Fair play to him. But I said you have to come to a champion's back yard and take the title and he didn't. We did the business and we move on.' Galahad refused to be too down-hearted in defeat, insisting: 'It is what it is. Josh was strong and he won it and that's all that matters.' Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility