09, 2022 - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California. 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. Martinez UD-12. The 30-year-old Ancajas had a smoother camp for their 12-round rematch Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. A left-right-left combination by Martinez made Ancajas stop punching with approximately 45 seconds to go in the ninth round. Martinez vs Ancajas is valid for the IBF World super-flyweight title (Ancajas' tenth . Im so happy for my corner and for the people who supported me over the years. Martinez dominated what looked to be a gassed Ancajas in the latter rounds of the match to seal the decision in his favor. Ancajas held the IBF 115-pound championship for almost 5 years. In the first round, I felt pretty good. Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. Following the loss, Team Ancajas contemplated if it was time for the prizefighter to move up in weight but ultimately decided to tap their rematch clause against Martinez. Ancajas, 30, said he had trouble making 115 pounds for his first fight with Martinez. However, that in and out explosive style is fun to watch. Martinez appeared to have a cut on his left eye from a clash of heads, going into the fifth round as he continued to press the bouncy southpaw Ancajas. It was played on 09/10/2022 at 01:45, and the implied winner probabilities were: 71.43 % (Fernando Martinez), 4.55 % (X), 25.97 % (Jerwin Ancajas). FERNANDO MARTINIEZ vs JERWIN ANCAJAS SEBASTIAN FONDURA vs CARLOS OCAMPO#AjPOfficial #AJPOFFICIAL #JAncajasVsMartinez #Ancajas #Martinez #FonduraVsOcampo . Ill be tuning into see him again. Their bout will be held at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson City, California. Mana Martinez (10-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) missed the bantamweight limit for his fight against Cameron Saaiman (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC). Where do we draw the line? He hired the Philippine Sports Commission and hes had no issues at all. With his promoter, the former two-division champion Marcos Maidana urging him on from ringside, Argentina's Fernando Martinez punished Jerwin Ancajas over 12 rounds to wrest away his IBF junior bantamweight title via a unanimous decision in a star-making performance in the SHOWTIME telecast opener. Thank you for considering this option to improving Boxing. top: -10px; Fury wasnt .. and still the Lineal HVYwt. Date: Saturday, March 4 These two certainly ARE NOT in any-sort- of mega category as-yet. (3) three can slip past us more easily. } .node-type-event #home-marquee { 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. Ancajas could have used inside fighting skills from James Toney. Martinez, meanwhile, is an Argentinian Olympian with a perfect record of 15-0 with eight knockouts. A daily roundup of all your global boxing news from Bad Left Hook, By submitting your email, you agree to our. 10 Gervonta Davis (Ryan Garcia), No. Stops there. Martinez was successful punching in between Ancajas combinations the first time around, and I think he adopts the same sort of strategy that Im unsure Ancajas can nullify. https://boxingjunkie.usatoday.com/2022/10/fernando-martinez-defeats-jerwin-ancajas-by-wide-decision-again, Supersized: The 10 heaviest heavyweight champions in history, Mark Magsayo makes weight on second try for bout with Brandon Figueroa, Mark Magsayo has something to prove against Brandon Figueroa, Tiny but mighty: Shortest heavyweight champions ever, Mike Tyson: 10 victories that helped define heavyweight legend, Brandon Figueroa vs. Mark Magsayo: date, time, how to watch, background, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Pacquiao vs Benn fight being pushed by adviser. Ancajas right hook to the body landed with 1:45 to go in the seventh round. He said his body betrayed him, making weight was too great a strain, and he needed to move up to bantamweight. 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. /*--> div, .schedule .inner-black li, .node-type-video .video-image-overlay .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 { Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo meet on Saturday, who wins? Ancajas stood his ground in that round and took Martinezs best shots until the final minute of that round. @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) { Predictions: Figueroa vs Magsayo and undercard. duel-tri and the IBO in its present day form both are more of the same thing. BUT. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete to write about them. This site uses cookies. width: 100%; Argentinas IBF junior bantamweight champion Fernando Martinez (15-0, 8 KOs) and former world champion Jerwin Ancajas (33-3-2, 22 KOs) 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. By providing an email address. It hurts so much that my fathers not here for this great moment in my life, but I know that he oversaw this. width: 100%; Ancajas urged Martinez to trade in the twelfth and final round, however things got a little rough as Martinez shoved Ancajas to the ropes, a few seconds later Martinez connected with a series of big punches as he continued to press on to the final bell. 4 months ago. To find out more, please click this link. The login page will open in a new tab. Am I pretending for the kicks? By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Chocolatito Gonzales and El Gallo Estrada are main-event fighters in the US over the years. SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) February 27, 2022 Martinez, who was hellbent on using his aggression against the champion, landed just six jabs in the match but bombarded Ancajas with 421 power shots. Division: Featherweight (126 pounds) On the day of the fight, Ancajas will be 26 years and 8 months old. With the defeat, Ancajas dropped to a 33-2-2 (win-loss-draw) record with 22 knockouts and ended his six-year reign as the IBF world super flyweight king. } .news-coming-banner { TM & 2023 BoxingScene.All Rights Reserved. This moment is so special to me, said Martinez. But (1) thats because thats the best, most interesting matchup of the show, and (2) it was too late to order everyone to add a little on why Fundora will beat Ocampo. width: 100%; left: 0; Martinez is from Argentina and Ancajas is Filipino. Ancajas taking this fight means hes either done and knows it, getting whatever he can in his most immediately marketable fight option, or he believes his body wont let him down again. Learn more. Ancajas is really good, but Martinez is better. 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. Past IBO title holders cant help it someone so *startved for status recognition you will go there. ]]>*/, Fight Night: To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. ?#MartinezAncajas2 #FundoraOcampo pic.twitter.com/Ut4E2bvdVA. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Needs to be eradicated. .w-100 { .bio-block iframe { In the final seconds of the round, Ancajas connected with a solid counter as Martinez responded with his aggressive charging attack. So hopefully the winner of this unification will face Estrada (WBC) or Martinez (fresh from beating Jerwin Ancajas in their rematch) either in Japan or in the US for the undisputed belts. } 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. According to Showtimes punch stats, Martinez landed 427 of an eye-catching 1,046 punches. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. top: 0; Boxing media leave OUT IBO recognitions. Because just like the clothing you wear you gonna want to clean up. Where: Toyota Arena, Ontario, California 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 Ancajas clipped Martinez with a right-left combination just before the midway mark of the fourth round. A straight right by Martinez backed up Ancajas 50 seconds into the second round. [CDATA[/* >