IBF world tremendous flyweight champion Fernando Martinez (17-0, 9 KOs) has pulled out of his rematch in opposition to former four-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (31-3-1, 15 KOs) as a result of a case of influenza for his or her beforehand scheduled combat on December thirty first.
Rematch Delayed
There’s no phrase but on after they plan to reschedule the combat. It’s going to take time, clearly, for the Argentinian Martin, 33, to get better from his sickness, however it shouldn’t be too lengthy underneath preferrred circumstances.
That’s unhealthy information for the followers however maybe a superb factor for the 35-year-old Ioka, who was soundly crushed of their earlier combat on July seventh in Tokyo, Japan.
Ioka must discover the Fountain of Youth to defeat Martinez within the rematch. Martinez regarded very outdated in his loss final July. He’d been trying poor in current fights for the final three years, however Martinez put a stamp on that along with his one-sided win final summer season.
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Given the one-sided combat, it’s nearly pointless for a rematch aside from for enterprise. It wasn’t a aggressive sufficient combat for a rematch, however from Ioka’s standpoint, it’s comprehensible why he’d need to at the least try to avenge the loss. He’d by no means been crushed so soundly earlier than throughout his 15-year profession.
Nevertheless, his performances in opposition to Joshua Franco in 2022 and 2023 already indicated that Ioka was nearing the tip of his profession. Ioka regarded terrible in each fights and was very fortunate to flee with out struggling a pair of defeats.
“Good choice by the ‘Puma’ workforce to not let him combat with a case of influenza. We await a choice on postponement or a choice to be made on this regard,” stated Salvador Rodriguez on X, reacting to the information of IBF tremendous flyweight champion Fernando Martinez selecting to not go forward along with his rematch in opposition to Kazuto Ioka as a result of sickness. “Champion ‘Puma’ Martinez won’t combat on December 31 as a result of influenza.”
