Despite blaming his poor performance on a botched weight cut and planning a move to 118, former IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas elected to invoke his rematch clause for a shot at. DO NOT color distinguish anything IBO. Where: Toyota Arena, Ontario, California height: auto; .node-type-video #views-exposed-form-haymon-search-video-page i.fa-search::before { Ancajas claimed afterwards that a bad weight cut compromised him after a few rounds, and if hes telling the truth, I like his chances here. Martinez connected with a left-right-left-right combination that backed up Ancajas with just under 50 seconds to go in the 10th round. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged government officials to make sure the country meets its grain production goals "without With Greater China (Macau, Hong Kong and the Mainland), Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines represented in the EASL Champions Week now on its second day of hostilities here, the eight referees assigned by FIBAr. left: -15px; Fernando Martinez retains his IBF Junior Bantamweight World Title with 12-round unanimous decision over Jerwin Ancajas in their rematch. On that note, obviously the main pick of the week was going to be Eubank vs Benn, which of course has been canceled, so it may seem odd that our only full pick is for Martinez vs Ancajas 2, which is up first of three fights on Showtime tomorrow. The Argentine boxer is set to defend his title since ending Ancajas' six-year reign last Feb. 26, scoring a convincing unanimous decision win after showing tenacity and explosiveness with his inside boxing. But I didnt pick Martinez last time because I thought Ancajas would struggle with weight, I picked him because Ancajas had been looking vulnerable to me in recent fights, and lets be real, hes avoided the real top matchups in a hot 115 lb division for a reason, probably. I am so thankful for this. } 26, 2022 - The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV. Tommy says his . Fletcher had $100 in bank before big win over Themba Takura . left: 0; Please enter a valid email and try again. Still waiting for my steak and sides, for the record. Ancajas and Martinez both scaled at 114.5 lbs and exchanged pleasantries during the weigh-in ahead of their championship bout. Certainly relinquished well prior to Wilder 1. UFC Fight Night 220 - Jordan Leavitt vs Victor Martinez - Feb 25, 2023. }); Please log in again. ]]>*/, Fight Night: Well never know. Feb top: 0; Martinezs win last time out over Ancajas was a major betting upset, but it was one that I really, genuinely liked, not just on gut feeling but genuinely liked, and I cashed in on it with real life actual greenback money, parlaying it with that nights other big upset, Hector Garcia over Chris Colbert. img.article-list-image { margin-bottom: 0; However, by Round 4 or 5 he began to slow down and Martinez took over, outworking and outslugging his more-experienced Filipino opponent the rest of the way. } He has drawn even more motivation while preparing for this rematch because, for the first time in a long time, there isnt a single Filipino boxer that owns an IBF, WBA, WBC or WBO belt. 13 Shakur Stevenson (Shuichiro Yoshino) and Honorable Mention David Benavidez (Caleb Plant). Argentina's IBF junior bantamweight champion Fernando Martinez (15-0, 8 KO's) and former world champion Jerwin Ancajas (33-3-2, 22 KO's) of the Philippines met in a rematch going the distance to kick off the Showtime Championship Boxing telecast on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. "I'm looking to win on Saturday night and I want to fight whoever is left after the four-man tournament between Rungvisai, Chocolatito, Estrada and Cuadras," stated Ancajas. Martinez dominated what looked to be a gassed Ancajas in the latter rounds of the match to seal the decision in his favor. Argentinas Martinez upset Ancajas, who was a 5-1 favorite, by scores of 118-110, 118-110 and 117-111. The challenger landed back-to-back left hooks a little less than 40 seconds into their fight. Consult with me directly and thru the UWBCAFO-I. padding-bottom: 56.25%; Sun, Male league wisdom here am uncertain WHAT they have on the Female side BOXING. The two fighters came out swinging, going at each other in the opening round as this fight appeared to begin where it left off the last time. margin-bottom: 0 !important; It destroys Fight history ISNT GOOD. Your subscription could not be saved. To find out more, please click this link. top: -10px; He successfully defended the IBF strap nine times and was being considered as the next superstar from the Philippines. Ancajas responded by buckling Martinez in the 10th round with a right hand, and he buzzed Martinez again with a straight left only for Martinez to fire back with roundhouse punches of his own in a snapshot of the non-stop action that took place. Sean Gibbons, the president of Manny Pacquiaos promotional company, expects a much more competitive fight from Ancajas this time around. MANILA, Philippines The Philippines remains without a boxing world champion as Jerwin Ancajas failed to recover the title he once held for half a decade. 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