Either hes sure hes got the cut down this time, hes willing to risk it to avoid having to climb the ranks at 118, or he really thinks hes got Martinezs number. Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. padding-bottom: 30px; 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. .mb-0 { He will be fined 30 percent of his purse and the bout . Ancajas (33-2-2, 22 KOs), who was a 5-1 favorite according to Casears Sportsbook, had made nine successful defenses of his IBF belt before Martinez beat him. left: 0; Figueroa (23-1-1, 18 KOs) made weight on his first try, coming in at 125.8. position: sticky; Martnez vs Ancajas II. Bantamweight Bout: **Mana Martinez (137) vs Cameron Saaiman (135) Women's Strawweight Bout: Jessica Penne (116) vs Tabatha Ricci (115.5) . A left-right-left combination by Martinez made Ancajas stop punching with approximately 45 seconds to go in the ninth round. Referee Jack Reiss came to Ancajas corner before the start of the 10th round and expressed concern for how many punches the champion had taken during the first nine rounds. And Geoff Neal (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) missed weight by four pounds for his welterweight fight on the main card against the unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov (16-0 MMA . Time: 9 p.m. } Esther Lin/SHOWTIME Argentina's Fernando Martinez retained his IBF Junior Bantamweight World Championship with a hard-fought unanimous decision over former champion Jerwin Ancajas in their 12-round rematch. Add our schedule to your calendar and receive a reminder before each PBC fight. Ancajas managed to keep in step with Martinez through the first half of the fight before the relentless champion turned it up a notch starting the sixth round with an array of power punches to take control. But in the second round, my legs started to cramp, Ancajas told BoxingScene.com through a translator after a press conference Thursday at The Westin Los Angeles Airport. By Charles Brun: Tommy Fury wants Jake Paul to pay him double his purse after losing their handshake bet on the outside of last Sunday's eight-rounder in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But it was Martinez who hurt Ancajas more than the champion and in between the ninth and tenth rounds, Ancajas corner was asking him if he was okay to continue. 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. Against Martinez, Ancajas will be facing an undefeated amateur standout who competed in the men's flyweight division of the 2016 Rio Olympics. Martinez then clipped Ancajas with two left hooks that connected with just under 20 seconds remaining in the ninth round. We dont mess with RUSSIA. Ancajas clipped Martinez with a right-left combination just before the midway mark of the fourth round. Martinez applied pressure throughout the first round and kept Ancajas on his back foot. Copyright 2023. MANILA, Philippines Jerwin Ancajas (33-3, 22 KOs) lost steam late against Argentina's Fernando Martinez (15-0, 8 KOs) as the latter defended the IBF junior bantamweight belt via unanimous. Boxing Junkie also scored it 118-110, 10 rounds to two. But in the second round, my legs started to . Yes, I want the rematch and Ill do everything to achieve my goal. Keep in mind that Organizations harm Boxing only at the top (world). My work is at the world levels. Earlier in the fourth round, an accidental clash of heads appeared to cause the cut over his left eye. After twelve hard fought rounds, the judges scored the fight 119-109, 118-110, and 118-110 as Fernando Martinez retains his IBF title. 26, 2022 - The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Fletcher had $100 in bank before big win over Themba Takura . Ancajas, 30, said he had trouble making 115 pounds for his first fight with Martinez. Oops. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy. 49 barangays, 1 town apply for drug clearing in Central Visayas, Rep. Ouano-Dizon allocates P2.9B worth of projects for Mandaue this year, Catholic priest accused of rape of 16-year-old surrenders, BPBL changes age limits to 2 new age groups for season 2, Magsayo guns for first win since losing world crown, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore deadmanager, NegOr Gov. position: sticky; @media only screen and (max-width: 991px) { MGP, GMA Integrated News Tags: Jade Bornea, Fernando Martinez Ancajas and Martinez traded hard head and body shots throughout the second half of an action-packed fifth round. The champions and runners-up of the PBA Philippine Cup, SMB and TNT will go up against teams from Japan, Korea, and Greater China in the regional tiff. 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. 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. Pound-for-pound ranking: None He can be reached on Twitter @Idecboxing. 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. Something went wrong. Ancajas absorbed back-to-back losses for the first time in his career as he dropped to a 33-3-2 win-loss-draw record after going undefeated for almost a decade. Ancajas landed a low blow in the third as Martinez attacked but the referee did not catch it. Brandon Figueroa and Mark Magsayo meet tonight on Showtime! width: 100%; ESPNs Renato Bermudez reports that the pair will square off on October 8th in Los Angeles. But it was Martinez, a fan of Mike Tyson growing up, who delivered the heaviest blows, squaring up to Ancajas and winging lefts and rights to win by scores of 117-11, 118-110 and 118-110. @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) { Anyway.. my two cents worth. Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. The crafty fighter from Panabo City, Davao Del Norte made the 115-pound limit, tipping the scales at 114.75 pounds on the eve of their 12-round tiff. In the final seconds of the round, Ancajas connected with a solid counter as Martinez responded with his aggressive charging attack. Please check your email for a confirmation. Keith Idec is a senior writer/columnist for BoxingScene.com. Boxing - Fernando Martinez vs Jerwin Ancajas - Oct 08, 2022. Sat, Martinez came forward for most of the seventh round, though, and caught Martinez with a left-right-left combination with approximately 10 seconds on the clock in the seventh round. The rematch proved no different than the first time they met, with the Filipino unable to contain the aggressiveness of the Argentine, who earned the nod of all three judges, 119-109, 118-110, 118-110. Just when you think he is getting tired, he launches himself across the ring and starts throwing. Ancajas (33-2-2, 22 KO), two months removed from a planned unification with Kazuto Ioka that fell apart due to COVID-related travel restrictions, was a decent-sized favorite over unproven former Olympian Martinez (14-0, 8 KO). [CDATA[/* >