The former champion had hoped to face Japans Kazuto Ioka, the WBO junior bantamweight champion, in a title unification fight during the summer. In the fight following Martinez-Ancajas, Showtime will air a 12-round co-feature in which the Dominican Republics Carlos Adames (21-1, 16 KOs) and Mexicos Juan Macias Montiel (23-5-2, 23 KOs) will fight for the WBCs vacant interim middleweight title. Martinez is relentless ??? Very few audience mostly already left by now. In the undercard, compatriot and Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial bested Steven Pichardo for a unanimous decision over Steven Pichardo. One: the duel-tri distracting A LOT! Fernando Martinez retains his IBF Junior Bantamweight World Title with 12-round unanimous decision over Jerwin Ancajas in their rematch. I trained very hard for this fight. 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.play-icon-responsive img, .node-type-video #views-exposed-form-haymon-search-video-page, .node-type-video #views-exposed-form-haymon-search-video-page input, .node-type-event .video-description-title, .node-type-event .fight-night-header .hdr, .node-type-event .fight-night-header .col-xs-offset-1.col-xs-22.col-sm-offset-0.col-sm-7.col-md-6, .section-video .more-info-header a, .node-type-video .video-wrapper { Also on the card: Jarret Hurd vs. Armando Resendiz, middleweights; Amilcar Vidal and Elijah Garcia, middleweights; Terrell Gausha vs. Brandyn Lynch, junior middleweights } In the championship rounds, Martinez stayed on the attack and later slipped, drawing the Filipino contingency off their seats but the two fighters continued to trade. 26, 2022 - The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Degamo wounded in Pamplona shooting, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamokilled in shooting attack; wife cries for justice, Motorcycle accident in Paknaan, Mandaue claims 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Please try again. Why they felt the need to space things out by over seven months is beyond me, but Im going to go ahead and assume Sean Gibbons is at fault somehow. Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. Add our schedule to your calendar and receive a reminder before each PBC fight. } img.article-list-image { Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. 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 cut appeared to get bad for Ancajas as blood trickled down. And, for some reason, I couldnt move. Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo meet on Saturday, who wins? MMA Junkie: Clayton Carpenter calls out newcomer after first UFC win: 'I'm down to roll him up and smoke him' ; MMA Junkie: Bellator 291 pre-event facts: Yaroslav Amosov's streak best among major MMA champions ; MMA Junkie: Tom Aspinall: Reach helps Jon Jones land takedowns, but 'he's an average size heavyweight' ; MMA Junkie: A.J. You already know their are eight (8) 2e level shit houses out there. It was close heading into the sixth, but the Argentinian Martinez closed the round strong connecting Ancajas with big punches. Fury wasnt .. and still the Lineal HVYwt. My work is at the world levels. Where: Toyota Arena, Ontario, California Ancajas, also 30, has a rematch clause in his contract for this optional title defense against the 11th-ranked Martinez. Shout out to Martinezs big upset the first time around, which was the first major piece in Scotts Sizzler bet coming through on a very fun night of watching boxing. newsletter, blaming his poor performance on a botched weight cut and planning a move to 118, out-slugging Pretty Boy in a hugely entertaining but largely one-sided war, Figueroa vs Magsayo: Live updates and results, 6:30 pm ET, Magsayo makes weight on second attempt, Figueroa interim title fight official, Hurd: Time away from boxing renewed my love for the sport, ready for Resendiz, Figueroa: Im going to mix it up with Magsayo, expect early Spring Break action, March P4P Top 10: Inoue retains No. } As the pair failed to reach terms, a purse bid was called for January 17, 2023, which was postponed to allow for further negotiations, . Fernando Martinez faces Jerwin Ancajas in the best matchup of the week, plus more. It can be recalled that Ancajas, who was then one of the few remaining Filipino world champions, was dethroned by Martinez last Feb. 26, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada via unanimous decision. position: absolute; But the fact that the Philippines has no world champions among the four governing bodies right now, its also extra motivation for me to break back into that elite circle. 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. Consult with me directly and thru the UWBCAFO-I. Myself I dont hate for it but it is mistake the wise DONT CARE TO MAKE! .addthis_sharing_toolbox.inline-post-share { What is going on actually with Russia AND The Ukraine? And Santiago comes in with a record of 16-2-4 (7 KOs). @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) { 1 Terence Crawford (Aleix Rocha), No. Odds: Figueroa 2-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets) Ancajas has talked a lot about struggling with the weight last time, to the point it was initially expected and reported he would pass on this to move up to 118. And, if hes right, all the factors that made him such a favorite last time around are still in play. 10 Gervonta Davis (Ryan Garcia), No. position: sticky; .node-type-event #home-marquee { He needs to shorten his list of people to thank though, looked like a small piece of paper but he read out half the Argentine population, Ancajas probably did not prepare very well..rare opportunity wasted..maybe he was thinking he is assured of a little prize even in defeatbut kudos to Martinez. The Argentine, who took Ancajas' 115-pound title by a one-sided decision in a memorable brawl eight months ago, left the ring with the same result in their rematch on the Sebastian Fundora-Carlos. Never miss a fight! .node-type-video #views-exposed-form-haymon-search-video-page i.fa-search::before { Leaving some fight wisdom here and close. Jerwin Ancajas, dinaig ni Fernando Martinez ng Argentina sa kanyang pagdepensa sa IBF Junior Bantamweight World Title | 24 Oras GMA News 2:52 Boxing: Jerwin Ancajas, babawiin ang titulo kay Fernando Martinez PTVPhilippines 2:22 Boxing analyst: Jerwin Ancajas has a lot of lessons to learn from defeat to Fernando Martinez | via Paolo Salamatin (2) the duel-tri. [Destroyer right there of History!]. Fernando Puma Martnez tuvo otra actuacin brillante ante Jerwin Ancajas y retuvo el ttulo mundial El pgil argentino, de 31 aos, se impuso una vez ms en las tarjetas con una . Dont lie and try say you won a world championship when it was a unneeded additional Organization above the nail in the coffin WBO last one permitted. So, when he talks about cramps, he fought from about the fourth round on just guts and balls, just a big heart.. The Argentine, who took Ancajas 115-pound title by a one-sided decision in a memorable brawl eight months ago, left the ring with the same result in their rematch on the Sebastian Fundora-Carlos Ocampo on Saturday in Carson, California. UWBCAFO-I keeps Ukraine in the Ukraine and AINT MESSING WITH RUSSIAS !! This insight about the overgoverance (IBO) is a call on the male side only. Martinez came out swinging in the opening round throwing hard left straights and right hooks. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017. /*-->