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It is already confirmed and has been reported by several outlets that Jerwin Ancajas will challenge Takuma Inoue for the WBA bantamweight title. So Ancajas a former champion at IBF junior bantamweight will have the first crack at the brother of Naoya Inoue as he will defend his bantamweight.

Interesting to note though that the fight is going to be in Japan. So Jerwin will have to travel to the Inoue's homecourt and try to get back that belt.

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It's about time that Jerwin left the 115 lbs division as it is obvious that he has weight issues already that's why he has back to back loses. And it's good that he had a good tune up fight and won by a knockout.
And if I'm not mistaken, Takuma is not as good as Naoya in my opinion. So it's another good chance for Ancajas to become a world champion again. I don't think that fighting in Japan will be a issue for him. It's that he needs to prepare more here and show that he can still bring honor to his country with another win in the road against another Inoue.

This is a good fight.

Ancajas have defended his IBF belt for 9 times which mean he was a strong boxer, but later he lose two times against Martinez make me feel he's not that strong. On the other hands Takuma ever lose once against Nordine Oubaali, one of the best boxer at that time, so it's still understandable.

I don't expect KO in this match, so I guess Takuma will win via decision.

I'll give this fight to Jerwin, Takuma is not a superior nor an invincible fighter like his brother Naoya but he still has a homecourt advantage because he is fighting in Japan, but knowing Ancajas he is a journeyman he should prepare for this fight the Philippines only few Filipino boxers are carrying the torch since Pacquiao retire from boxing.

He has a good chance of beating Takuma as Ancajas is still good his only 2 recent losses coms from Fernando Martinez and Martinez is way better than Takuma when it comes to power and aggressiveness, Ancajas for the record held the flyweight title for 6 years and I believe he still has what it takes to become a champion again.

Maybe some may think that Takuma have great advantage on this match but actually I will go with Ancajas this time since he is not great in my opinion the same as his brother. But let see he's fighting on his home and maybe crowd cheering can help him to get hype and gain extra energy for this fight. I also don't mean that Takuma will be easy for Ancajas but he really need to put a big work with this knowing that he's opponent is comfortable on a place where their fight will be held.

Maybe Ancajas has outgrown the Jr Bantamweight and that's why he look week on those 2 fights that he has, 1st a lost of his belt and then he wasn't able to defend it. But in this weight class, I think he could be more stronger now and yeah, he won via KO in his last fight so he could be back already.

And I do agree that this is a good fight specially for Jerwin Ancajas. And if I'm not mistaken he is promoted by MP as well so it's good to see that they have prioritized their boxers like Jerwin here and then Tapales taking on the other Inoue.

My prediction is that Ancajas could win here via KO or he can bring his power to this division.

I do think that Inoue is the more superior boxer and puncher of the two so I do agree with your observation. It's that he carries the name of Inoue's so everyone thought that he could be as great if not greater boxer.

So I will also go and vote for Jerwin Ancajas, he used to be one of the best Jr bantamweight and defending that belt many time and some of his win are in the KO category. And with that I wouldn't be surprised that even if he travels to Japan, he could score a scary KO against Takuma in front of his fans.

Time to redeem himself. This fight will be held in Japan, which is a disadvantage for him. However, if he can knock out Inoue, then there's no question that he will become a champion. Takuma Inoue is not as good as his brother, so I'm confident that Ancajas will be able to win the belt. His brother's only loss is against Nordine Oubaali, who was KO'd by Donaire in their fight. Judging from that, we already know what kind of quality fighter he is.

I hope his knockout win against Wilner Soto is enough for him to get back the confidence that I think he lost when he lost twice to Fernando Daniel Martinez. Though this fight will take place in Japan, i have high hopes that Jerwin will redeem himself and win this fight as Takuma is not as talented as his brother. If he loses this one then I think he will have to consider changing a job, trainer, and done with boxing.

It's good to know that he won via TKO in his last fight. He really needed that KO/TKO win against Takuma Inoue, who is currently the champion, as we cannot trust the judges who are on their home court. This is why some boxers do not fight outside their country, due to the possibility that the fight result might be manipulated. Ancajas was once hyped as a boxer, but his two losses made him disappear for a while from the championship discussions. So, it's time for him to come back by beating the brother of Inoue. Who knows, he might even become a unified or undisputed champion in the bantamweight division.

Overall this is a good match and definitely, both fighters will do their best and won't give any chance to their opponent to win against them. I think Ancajas still can box Though he didn't improve since he kept losing his fights against Fernando Martínez, he still has the power and the ability to upset his opponent especially when they underestimate him. There will be no better chance for him to regain his honor than fighting Takuma Inoue and adding some winning streaks to his record in order to get the chance to win another championship belt in their weight division.

I'll go for Ancajas by KO on this one. He is 31 but the four year age gap doesn't look to be too significant at this point. Inoue may have speed advantage but I think Ancajas will just walk him down and eventually catch him with powerful punches. The challenger also has the reach and height advantage.

It will be possible for Ancajas to beat and knock down Inoue if he will learn faster tactics and strategies on how to counter his opponent's strength and speed. Ancajas has an advantage when it comes to experience but Inoue being younger than him is faster and that's what he should careful about especially when he has consistent defeat in the past.
He needs to train and improve more or else he will lose his spotlight again just like what happened to his last match. It will still be a good and exciting match for sure but I hope Ancajas will take all the negative comments and doubts against him as a motivation to improve his skills on the ring again.

Same here. I also voted for Takuma Inoue by decision. As much as I would like to see Jerwin Ancajas getting another belt, I just see nothing special in him anymore. There is nothing new to him anymore which is not good as his opponents already read his moves and style. I wish he could demand a change of trainer so he can learn new tricks and strategies but I guess he is not the one deciding for his own career. I also do not like people around him vlogging. Jerwin's only chance of winning here is to hurt Takuma or much better if he stops him. Maybe set up a counter hook because I felt like Takuma would try to hurt or KO Jerwin.

Takuma Inoue is one hungry champion eager to prove that he is also a good fighter just like his brother. He should be able to win an easy decision here unless he tries to go toe-on-toe with Jerwin or he gets reckless.

He will definitely go with that one punch KO, Ancajas is known to be one of the biggest puncher at Jr. Bantamweight, resulting of him becoming a champion and defended it multiple times.

So this is a good fight for his to show his power if he still possesses it against Takuma Inoue.

I haven't check the odds though if it has been released but for sure this is going to be close odds that it can go 50:50.

Jerwin Ancajas might have more chances in this fight than we thought because aside from having more experience against the young Inoue, the former champion also has the reach and height advantage which we know that is really useful to the boxer specially if they know how to utilize their advantages. This might be a division for the Inoues but Jerwin is also a different animal, in-fact, he already had his debut at 188 earlier this June and had a TKO win.

Yes, I think we could give Jerwin a change against Takuma Inoue. He is known to be a heavy puncher at 115 lbs, and in fact he has defended his IBF belt for 9 times before losing to the upcoming Martinez. And in the rematch, for me it is very obvious that Jerwin had a hard time making that weight anymore and so it's a good choice for him to go up at 118 lbs specially that the monster is no longer on that weight class. Although he has to fight his brother, but i will vote for Ancajas to win this fight.

I think Ancajas has still that power to dominate in this match and besides he's more experienced and likely will be motivated to defend that belt. I voted for Ancajas with a KO here. I was in a hurry to click the title as it was Inoue but didn't realize it was his younger brother lol.

On the contrary mate, Jerwin doesn't have the belt here, he has move up in weight to 118 lbs after losing back to back to Martinez (to whom he lost his belt). But he comes back in a tune up fight and won by ko/tko.

Yes, it was the younger brother of Naoya Inoue and others are comparing them. However, I do not think that Takuma possesses the same power as his brother that's why maybe Ancajas has a chance to get back that belt and become a world champion once more.

Not to underestimate Takuma Inoue but he is built different from Naoya and unlike the latter, Takuma is not a fast and a heavy hitter which will give Ancajas a good chance to upset the champion. I know it's early to say that Ancajas might redeem the throne but I'm confident to say that he got way more chances in this fight against Takuma and yes, that experience alone will speak for Ancajas on why he got a good chance in this fight.

You are right, if we see Takuma's fight against Ouballi, he lacks the power or at least he is way below the talent of his brother and even if it is in Japan, he was beaten soundly by Nordine.


And that is why this fight is very interesting, Ancajas is a former champion and has a good power. His lost to Martinez could be attributed to the fact that he can't make the 115 lbs (not excuse though, but fighters went to this hell as they have problems making weight, thus losing power and even their legs in a fight). So he is going up, so there will be no issues with his weight and so he could give Takuma a good fight and possible to win.

But seems the poll is divided amongst us.

You are right that mate takuma inoue us not just an easy opponent as we all know how he fight inside the ring and also we are all know that he already watch the style of ancajas cause that's the best way to defeat an opponent but for me ancajas will prove to us that he is the real champions as we all know how ancajas will fight in the ring he will become unstoppable once he had the momentum.

One of the facts that gave some users here some doubts because Jerwin is not that kind of boxer who will ring a bell on their ears while Takuma, he is carrying the name of an Inoue, for which the users thought that he is like Naoya since he is carrying the same name and they are also brothers.

But if we compare it closely, Takuma is way too far from his brother's skills and comparing against Ancajas closely, unfortunately, Takuma is on the disadvantage here. Even though he is the champion, I doubt that he can still defend his belt successfully against a man who once give other boxers a hard time.

It was a good decision for Ancajas to move up, I saw how he struggled against Martinez because of the weight cut, the fatigue and lack of power caused him to lose twice against the same boxer, here in 118 lbs he is more comfortable, he is more powerful he's been complaining that he stays to long in that weight because he is the title holder back then, I hope he wins another title to carry the Philippines torch in boxing.

So far by the results, it looks like Jerwin Ancajas is the crowd favorite here.

There are still no listing in our favorite sports bookies though, it might take some time, but I'm seeing that this is going to be very close odds as Inoue as a champion might have be the slight favorite here.

Nevertheless, we love to see that, specially backers for Jerwin as he will be a live underdog and we all know that it could be a juicy odds and a good beat for us.

The current opinion of the crowd is favors Jerwin Ancajas as compared to the Inoue.The partial opinion was favor the Inoue because of his recent matches was good compared to the Jerwin.Even though Jerwin had good past,the current match of the Jerwin was not good.Their was very close odds for both the players.So the bet should be placed on your strong opinion.Anything can be possible one in the boxing.Who know the Inoue may win the match with the little amount of the supporters and made that little people more rich.

The younger Takuma Inoue looks like lacking in firepower.  I look at his records and he got only 4 knock out among 18 wins and 1 loss via decision.  This is a good fight for Jerwin Ancajas, IMO.  Since he is not facing a knock out artist and at the same time given a chance for a title.  I hope that Ancajas have a better performance on this one and win the title to redeem himself from the previous fight's poor performance because his win against Wilner Soto is not enough to redeem his back to back lost against  Fernando Martinez.

Ancajas has the advantage on this match, just the record and experience alone.
But being the brother of Inoue, Takuma may not be an easy opponent here.
So Ancajas should not take this fight lightly and prepare this fight seriously.
However, when it comes to odds, Ancajas will be favored by bookies here just like what people are predicting as well.
At first look at the photos, I thought I was looking at older Inoue here.  ;D

It might be that Jerwin Ancajas does have a better portfolio and stats-wise much better to Takuma Inoue but the latter being the champion now and a title-holder, that impression might be changed as being a title holder is no doubt, giving more fuel to a boxer, especially in a title defense.

Much especially fighting a title defense in front of a supportive home crowd.

Ancajas, being more known as an aggressive fighter, I just hope that style will able to pulverize the younger Inoue as even I'm with him on this fight, there is no question that Takuma also improved since then. While fighting against a home crowd, I hope Ancajas will be more inspired to win and get back to the champion's discussion table.

This is a good time for redemption for Jerwin Ancajas. I'm sure he's already reflected these past few months on his losses and he's ready to take on a new opponent. I'm not discounting the capability of Takuma Inoue, though, as he's still a very capable fighter and for sure, is trained by his older brother. They can drag this fight to decision, but I'm banking on Jerwin to have the greater stamina and decision making given his tenure in professional boxing and his experience in his past defeats.

i thought i was looking at older inoue here. lol but in any case, this fight should be easy for ancajas if he will use all his previous experiences. sometimes it is the preparation that will greatly contribute to the outcome of the results. the younger inoue may have short list of fights but ancajas should be ready for what's to come here.

Should be an easy win for Jerwin Ancajas? How come? We are talking about a champion here.

We should not underestimate the current WBA Bantamweight Champion. Just for a fact, Jerwin Ancajas was not even on the top 5 rankings in the WBA Bantamweight prior to Takuma Inoue getting the championship belt here which is around on Rank 2 or 3 if I'm not mistaken.

Prior to also getting the vacant WBA Bantamweight title, Takuma Inoue impressed the crowd with his pure domination in his recent fights. It means he shouldn't be handled that lightly even facing the much fierce Jerwin Ancajas. I will go with Jerwin here as my fellow "kababayan" but not expecting an easy fight for him. I'd rather see him as an underdog compared to being a Favorite.

When Ancajas was still undefeated, I might have agreed with those who thought it would be an easy fight for him. However, with two losses under his belt now, he seems to be striving for redemption as a challenger in this upcoming fight. While Takuma might not be on the same level as his brother, he deserves respect for his achievements as a champion.

Here are the odds for the fight, with Inoue being the favorite.

https://champinon.info/schedule/inoue-vs-ancajas/

Inoue to win 1/2
Ancajas to win 2/1

Maybe some bettors would not understand that fraction odds, so let me convert that into american odds and decimal odds.

Using this https://www.aceodds.com/bet-calculator/odds-converter.html

Inoue 1.5 or -200
Ancajas 3 or +200

If these odds are indeed available in the actual sportsbook, I would consider them very appealing. Personally, I would place a bet on Ancajas to win, so I'd be quite pleased with that +200 if he manages to defeat the current champion.

Yes, same observation mate, I mean he had a good run at the Jr bantamweight, perhaps he just doesn't want to go up in weight since there are good Filipinos campaigning on that weight class and probably friends or in a same stable as himself.

But sooner or later he will have to go up at 118 lbs and he actually did and won impressively in his first fight. So it's good to see that he will be matching against another Inoue here and can still proved that he belongs to the elite as once he was a champion at 115 lbs and defended it 9x without straight and some of them are via ko.

I guess he needed that loss so that he can move-on from that weight class because his weight isn't suitable anymore that is why he had a hard time in his 2nd bout against Martinez which as we know led to another loss. Now that there are no thorns anymore, I believe he can now make a difference at bantamweight where boxers right now aren't that good compared to Ancajas who is quite experienced enough.

Yes, I surely hope that Jerwin Ancajas will be listed as the underdog and not the defending champion, Takuma Inoue, so that we can fully take advantage of it. And as far as the betting odds are concerned, it's still so early so that might be the reason and since this bout is not that big compared to others, we might see the bookies open the lines in like 3-4 weeks before the actual day of their fight.

I consider it though as big as this is a belt on the line and it also involves another Inoue. But you might be right that sport bookies will list the fight in weeks, before the actual fight and so we can decide which one we will be supporting in this fight.

And obviously, as Jerwin here has a lot of fans despite his two losses and losing the belt. This could be what we call a redemption time for him. And bring back the name for himself when he beat the brother of Naoya. And since there are a lot of champions here, who know, maybe he could have like 2 belts around his waist next year if he wins here.

I am also rooting for Jerwin Ancajas on this fight, I hope Ancajas will prepare well on this title fight and be able to bag the title.  I also hope that Ancajas work on his stamina so that he won't fell short of breath at the latter round which is very noticeable during his fight against Martinez. 

This upcoming fight is the redeeming moment for Ancajas if he failed to win on this fight, I think he needs to reflect on his trainings, strategic planning and more probably change his camp members.

Jerwin's only accomplishment at bantamweight is beating a journeyman on a 5 fight losing streak, yet somehow ends up getting an opportunity to fight for a title. We see once again that it's all about being well connected if you want to be a champion. Ancajas is a limited fighter but this is not the strongest division and Inoue is a beatable fighter. At this point another setback would be devastating but if he can win it would be interesting to see him against Alexandro Santiago who defeated Donaire a month ago.

I guess of all the rank boxers in WBA organization, only the name of Ancajas rings a bell. And perhaps they think that is not going to be the #1 rank boxer in their division will have the first crack at the champion, maybe someone lower like in the 5-6 ranks and that fits Ancajas.

To early for this champions to have unification fight though, yeah it's mostly the trend, but maybe organizations wanted their champions to defend their belts first before they allow the other champions of the other divisions. Not saying that they are not corrupt, but I think for me, it's better to defend it first within their body and see how strong their champions are.

You got a point and it's not that new anymore in this industry because the boxers who got some connections can indeed pull some strings to fight against a much better name, a champion, even if they are still new in the division. But in this case, I think we can also make an exemption just like the other boxers because Ancajas isn't an ordinary boxer either, he just had one fight but that also proved that he's way better than them that is why he is now getting the chance to fight against the champion, which I think he got the upper hand as well.

Takuma Inoue just won his belt and so far there is no mandatory from the WBA to force him to fight the number 1 ranked. So this is just a voluntary defense of Takuma's belt. I am not sure about the WBA's voluntary defense ruling but most likely it's fine for a champion to defend his belt for as long as the opponent is in the top 10 or maybe top 20 depending on the organization. Maybe Ancajas is the only available fighter easy to negotiate and is willing to travel to Japan.

Ancajas was also dominated twice in his last title fights. But Ancajas was a long-time champion and had issues with his weight before moving up so it was probably taken into consideration by the sanctioning bodies. Jerwin Ancajas' last opponent and only fight at the division lost his last 7 fights and only won a single fight in his last 10 but it was enough for the former champion to enter the top 10 in the WBA and IBF rankings.

He entered the division at number 6, so that is enough for Takuma Inoue to pick him up. Maybe they think it's a less risk, big reward for them. I mean Ancajas is a good champion at 115 lbs so their camp thinks that he is good for Takuma to be in their resume.

But as far as travelling to Japan, there are 2 Japanese boxers in the rankings, above Takuma, however, they might be looking for non Japanese to defend his belt first and so it's a perfect fit and perfect find - Jerwin Ancajas. But I wouldn't totally sleep on Jerwin here, he might have a slim chance against the Takuma, but if the fight goes to distance, I will go and put my money on Inoue.

I think I'll go in the opposite way, it's not that I'm supporting Ancajas because he's a fellow countryman but I'll side with him because I can tell and believe that he can make a difference against Takuma Inoue. As a gambler, my heart and mind is not the same that is why in this instance, I'll go with my mind because of what I believe.

Sure Inoue is the champion but they haven't weigh the things correctly because they have chosen the opponent that is lowkey but do have the right advantages in-order to win this fight. Be it early or distance, I'll still be leaning with Ancajas. I mean, it's up to what we believe in mate, no offense.

Correct mate, it seems that WBA is not forcing Inoue to fight his mandatory (if there is, but I will assume that there is none), and so he is allowed to have a voluntary defense in their top 15 rank.


That is really the big issue with Jerwin when he lost the belt the first time, not sure though why they insists on a rematch since he can no longer make the weight class and obviously his body is getting bigger.

Maybe before, not confident enough to climb at 118 pounds when there were lots of strong contenders during that time.

Just my guess though why he decided to just stay at 115  and we know what happened later on. It's good for me to see him being defeated at the hands of Fernando Martinez, not once but twice, for him to recognize that they need to get out from that division he reigned for a long and consider stepping up another challenge on his career. Being a contender now at one of the belts at 118, I'm sure he won't have any weight problems now. Previously in his last fight in June, he weighed around 121 lbs during his fight against Wilner Soto which he got a knockout win.

We can assume that Ancajas' comfort weight now is between 118 to 122.

Team Ancajas were very confident about moving up in weight after the first defeat. They said they are moving up in weight. I don't know why the change of decisions. But it is indeed very tough to decide since they have a rematch clause on Fernando Martinez. So the final decision was to activate the rematch clause against Martinez and then move up in weight. Should Ancajas won in that rematch, he would've probably gotten ranked in the top 5 of these sanctioning bodies since he moved up in weight as a champion. He lost the rematch but he is lucky that 2 of the sanctioning bodies still ranked him in the top 10.

I really want to see something new in Ancajas' strategies this time, otherwise, Takuma Inoue will outbox him for the 12 rounds.

I'm also thinking the same, instead of the rematch, they should have make the move on going up to 118 when it was still one of the hottest weight class because of Naoya Inoue, but they chooses a rematch and so they lost again.

I'm thinking what will be the new strategy for Ancajas though, I mean he fell in love with his power. However, when it is not hitting the target or at least the target doesn't have any effect on his power, he doesn't have plan B. Will he go technical this time and try to outbox Takuma here but just moving around and try to counter at best?

My best guess is that he remained in that division because he had been a champion for quite a long time and became accustomed to the fact that he almost forgot that it's time for him to move up until he fought Martinez and lost twice, that became his eye opener that his time at super fly was already finished and it's time for him to move-on and try the next weight class, which is the 118.

Now that he is facing an Inoue, I think he have a good chance to upset the champion because of his experience that he attained overtime at 115.

Or maybe he doesn't want to move up, because there are a lot of Filipinos out there, Casimero (WBO champion), Nonito Donaire (WBC champion). And so he remains for a while at 115 lbs but as we have said, after his defeat it's time for him to move up.

And now that Donaire lost his championship fight and then Casimero moving up in weight, it's a good time for the former champion to go up at 118 lbs. And be lucky to have the first crack at the belt of Takuma Inoue.

Looks like Jerwin Ancajas by decision is the majority vote with over 52%, including my very own vote. But I while think its reasonable to believe this, I would love to know everyone else's opinion on why exactly they think a Jewin Ancajas by KO is much less likely. Is it because Takuma Inoue has only known to have been KO'd only once in his career, by Nordine Oubaali? Or is it because he has only lost once? ???

Sure Takuma might be tough but a punch from Jerwin is no joke. I think the chance of a KO should be higher than the polls are currently reflecting. Not as high as a by decision but still quite much higher.

I think it's because Ancajas is more careful now, he is not so aggressive, he fight smartly to be able to comeback being a champion. Personally, I believe that he will win, but this fight is more like very technical as both wants to win. As per record, Ancajas is more experience with 34 fights while
Takuma Inoue only has 18 fights, and also Inoue's KO rate is very low as he only have 4 KO wins from 18 fights, which is very opposite to his brother, so no doubt Ancajas will get this win.

Inoue will have a big problem if Ancajas shows no respect for his punches, This is what exactly happened in his last fight against Wilner Soto, he chased Soto all throughout the fight because his punches had no effect on Ancajas, Inoue has a very low knock out rate and he'll have to be more technical and he has to show stamina because Ancajas will chase him.

Ancajas should dominate or knock out Inoue for him to win the title because this is Inoue's hometown and if the fight is close they will favor Inoue, I don't see Ancajas losing this fight he needs to win the fight it's hard for him to get a shot in the world title because he had 2 losses in a row in a world title fight.

Jerwin was IBF junior bantam weight title holder and most of the opinion in this game was Jerwin.With your words already the fifty percentage of vote was crossed,so the percentage of vote was favour the Jerwin.The maximum KO was made by the young and efficient Jerwin as compared to the Japanese player Inoue.This match going to decide whether the Japanese player or Philippines  player to win this match.The power puncher Jerwin will face the hard puncher Inoue in this match.Most probably the match end before the complete of 5 rounds by the KO,this was the unique style of Jerwin in most of the match.

I guess before maybe Jerwin thought that he can just go and fight and beat everyone with his knockout power. And with his 2 losses, he could have learn from it the hard way that he needs to be very careful now specially that this is a new weight class for him.

But we really can't take it away from him when he was the previous champion at 115 lbs as he had defended it multiple times. And hopefully, his power will carry to this new weight class and could still be a new champion.

Here is the latest win by Ancajas and be the judge if he can win against Takuma Inoue or not based on his last performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIid4-jh2bc

It is less likely that Jerwin Ancajas will score a knockout because Takuma Inoue is a smart boxer with very good stamina since nearly all of his fights went the distance. Takuma is not known to punch that hard reason why he only has 4 KOs in his 18 wins. And by the way, Takuma's only defeat was by decision and not by knockout so we shall see if Jerwin is capable of catching him clean.

I would like to see Jerwin becoming champion again but I actually voted for Takuma by decision. Jerwin is going to get schooled if he is not bringing something new to his technique.

Yes, we are going to support Jerwin here although he could be at a disadvantage because the fight is in Japan and he could lose to the judges scorecard. So what he needs to do is to win by knockout and he should try to do that and not let the judges score the fight.

Maybe they know that Takuma has a good stamina, so they will have to work hard with the timing of Jerwin here. I watch highlights of his last fight and that body shot, it could be effective against Takuma.

He faced two losses against the same opponent, Fernando Daniel Martinez. Given that Takumi's upcoming opponent might have a different fighting style, there might not be a pressing need for him to change his own style. Both camps will undoubtedly study their opponent and develop a strategy they believe will work best.

Honestly, I haven't observed anything particularly exceptional from Takumi, and despite Jerwin facing some challenges lately, I still believe he has what it takes to be victorious in this match.

Since you brought that up, I think that is indeed the case why Ancajas didn't move up much earlier because the division was already stacked up with Filipino boxer and so he doesn't want to add to the competition because he also represents the very same flag. There's no use in comparing because he also got some skills to show-off, it's just that he chose to remain at 115 so that there can be another Filipino champion and he really made it.

Now that both Casimero and Donaire is out of the equation (I ruled out Donaire because unfortunately, I don't think that he still have the time), it's his time to shine and to be the Filipino boxer to gets represent at 118 and I'd say that he might be a champion before this year ends.

In my opinion, this is a 50/50 fight. While I'll be betting on Ancajas, it's evident that most voters here are his supporters. However, it's important to note that this won't be an easy challenge for Ancajas, given that Inoue is the current champion and fighting in Japan. Although it's a long shot, I'm hoping that Ancajas will aim for a knockout victory. That would not only make him popular again but also potentially rejuvenate his career, which has seen some setbacks after two losses.

The japanese culture, as well as boxxing culture is based on honor. I very much doubt that the judges would vote in favor of the japanese fighter just because he is japanese, if that is indeed what you are implying (I might be misunderstanding you?). So if they were to make such a vote, it would be very clear to the rest of the boxxing community and it would bring great dishonor upon them. Dishonor is something that the Japanese avoid at all costs. So I am feeling quite safe with the judges decisions.

Either way the fight will definitely be very interesting and hard-fought. And the score will probably reflect that.

While these are mere rumors and speculations, it's hard not to consider the notion that when a boxer fights in their home country, they are more likely to win. This belief stems from past instances, such as the Pacquiao-Horn fight in Australia, which many viewed as controversial, possibly influenced by hometown bias. The situation in Japan might be different, but it does raise questions.

One potential reason why some might suspect bias is the fact that Inoue (Takuma's brother), despite being a champion and highly popular, has predominantly chosen to fight in Japan rather than exploring opportunities in the US for a larger audience.

It's quite too late for Jerwin Ancajas to learn a new technique just to increase his chances against Takuma Inoue and to the other guys in this weight class, as they say, you cannot teach the olds dogs to learn some new tricks. I say that Jerwin will stick to what he knows and will just study Takuma even further to increase his chances rather than perfecting a new technique that doesn't even guarantee anything, instead, it will put him to a risk because he's not even accustomed to it.

I guess not new technique, but some fighting style, as we have seen him falling in love with his one punch knockout that they change the fight on his favor. But Takuma is more of a boxer, not a brawler type so it will be a contrasting clash of styles between the two.

And with that, if Jerwin, will rely on his power, it might take him the full twelve rounds just to land that one solid punch. So at least adjust his style with the type of fight that Takuma will offer to him.

Inoue will be my opinion in this game,because the punch of the Inoue was power punch compared to the Jerwin.It was true some other people support on the Jerwin,but my opinion will be same.The style of game also unique to the Inoue as compared to hi opponent of this match.The Knockout style of the Inoue was unique compared to the Jerwin Ancajas.If the Inoue give some time to his opponent,the Jerwin should use the chance to get some points.The Jerwin only can try the match with the points,because the knockout is not the possible one in the Inoue match.Inoue had the strongest record in the KO.

You are probably referring to his brother Naoya Inoue who is a KO puncher, this fight is for Jerwin Ancajas vs Takuma Inoue (check the thread title) and looking at the  boxrec (https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/667667), Takuma is not a KO artist as he only has 4 KO wins in 18 fights, compared to Jerwin Ancajas who has 23 KO wins in 34 fights.

He might've thought that we're discussing Naoya in the name of Inoue because no doubt that he is the one whom the people mostly know and not his younger brother, Takuma.

Anyway, what you've said is the perfect reason why Jerwin Ancajas got some edge and upper hand in this fight because aside from evident gap in experience between the two of them, it seems to me that Takuma is way too early in fighting the likes of Jerwin. I don't mean to underestimate but Takuma is not Naoya, and we already know what will likely happen even though Takuma is the champion here.

I agree and furthermore, it's kind of risky for him too if he will use the same style which he is known for when he was still in the lower weight class as I think that it's one of the few reasons why he lost twice against Martinez because he did let himself to be an open book to the opposing camp.

And in this case, we can assume already that Takuma is also working to counter those style because even if that might be predictable already but it's still deadly if he will get himself hit by it. And what Ancajas needed to do right now is to be versatile enough so that he won't be predicted that easily specially in this case where he has an advantage.

Yes, I guess those two losses against Martinez is already a wake up call for Ancajas to somewhat not just rely on his power but be versatile and learn to adjust to the strengths and weakness of his opponents.

If his opponents shows strength let's say in counter and in defense, then Ancajas shouldn't be the aggressive. If he found a loophole and weaknesses to his opponents then he should take advantage of it and then get the win. So for sure fans of Ancajas are very excited about this fight because they might think that he has a good chance to win against the brother of Naoya even if the fight is in Japan.

Right, as I have said, fighters should mature after their first or even second lost. They will have to understand that it's not always Plan A for them. There are different scenarios that Ancajas should be ready in the second fight against Martinez but nothing has change.

But here, in this new weight class, it's not all about the power, it's going to be a thinking game as well. Like you said, Takuma is not well known for his power and yet he has won the belt. Because he has that intelligent and hopefully the camp of Ancajas will have a good game plan here, otherwise it will be Ancajas 3rd lost in 4th fight which is not good for the former champion.

It's a new journey for Ancajas, and he should forget his losses and simply learn from them. He should strive to win the belt currently held by Takuma, as if I'm not mistaken, the Philippines doesn't have a world champion anymore. Losing this fight won't help his future, as if he keeps losing, opportunities will keep fading as well. So personally, I'm rooting for him to win and betting on him as well. It's a tough situation, considering this fight will happen on the home court of the champion. Ancajas needs to be impressive so that judges would award him the win in case no one goes down.

I think he has already move up about his back to back loses already. In fact he already won via knockout in his last fight that's why he has been given the first crack for the belt that Takuma got when his brother Naoya vacated the belt.

Of course, majority is rooting for Ancajas to win, we want him to get back on track and become a champion again. He used to be the champion at 115 lbs and he has dominated it for years. And hopefully when bantamweight is open now, we might see a lot of fighters really getting into the position and perhaps another unification fight in the future.

We would love to see unification fights in the future, as they are more entertaining compared to championship fights where one is a challenger. Inoue started it, even winning the undisputed fight, so hopefully, every champion will follow suit and not be afraid to risk their belt, even if they think their fellow champion could potentially beat them. This is a competition, and in order to gain recognition, one has to fight the best.

Every boxer wanted to get all the belts, specially now that we have the modern 4 belt era, that's for sure.
The problem though is that the promotion or the manager will have to settle a lot of things with the organizations that we already concluded that they are corrupt because promotions can simply pay and have their boxers goes for unification.
But it's very hard after you have won all the belts because there could be mandatory fight that might sit well with the schedule of boxers.
Just like what Josh Taylor did or even Inoue, they have vacated the belts and in the case of Josh Taylor he just got like 1 or 2 belts but he lost it already against Teo Lopez.

It's always a 50/50 fight because there are no guarantees that Jerwin will really upset the champion in this division, we should consider too that he is still relatively new while this Takuma has been around in the weight class much longer than him. Apart from that, aside from being a supporter, I try to be fair because my wager has nothing to do from being his supporter as I will always put money on the boxer which I think has more chances, and in this particular case, I'm siding with Jerwin because of his experience and I'm not really viewing Takuma as a threat because he doesn't have that one punch like his brother does.

We should disregard Takuma Inoue being the younger brother of Naoya Inoue when it comes to analyzing the fight.

Instead, we can consider saying that Takuma might not be a threat to Ancajas because of;

a) fighting experience
b) not a Knock Out specialist
c) the WBO Bantamweight title he owned was vacant prior

But personally for me, threat or not, I don't want to think that Takuma Inoue should be an easy fight for Ancajas. He is now a champion and will defend his first-ever WBO Bantamweight title in front of his fellow countrymen. It will fuel more to unleash his best performance as a champion.

Right, weighing the options whom to bet while also thinking that Takuma got the name of an Inoue as he is the younger brother will somehow cloud our judgement and that will not help us in determining which player got more chances because having the Inoue name will somehow speak louder rather than knowing the real facts to give our bets a better chances.

Although, I couldn't help but think what does Takuma felt? I mean, people will always see him in Naoya's shadow because they both share the same name and people will always compare them because they are opposite. To say the truth, I know that it doesn't feel right but that is his reality as they are both in the same industry.

Yes, so there's a lot of the shoulders of Takuma Inoue right now. I mean his brother has set precedence in the bantamweight already and we can say that he might want to follow his brother path too to become undisputed by it will not be very easy.
Because in his first title defense, it will be against a former champion and have a good knockout power in Jerwin Ancajas.
And we all know that Jerwin has all the tools to become a world champion again. And so Takuma Inoue here might be in danger losing his first title defense.
Unless he really trains very hard, but then again, even if he is the brother of the Monster, he can't be help by him once the bells ring.
With that majority here might go with Ancajas to win and it will be impressive if he can score a knockout.

I guess he can't do anything about it, the stigma will be there him and his brother being compared. It's not that first time though that we have seen brothers in boxing, we have the Charlo brothers as well, but only Jermell is the active one.

But to get out of that stigma, I guess what Takuma should do is to just fight and win, simply as that. Of course, he can set this goal to be undisputed, but it's going to be very difficult as there are a lot of great champions in this division. And unless he has the power like his brother, gonna be hard for him, just saying.

Talking about some siblings who are a professional boxers, Manny Pacquiao also have a brother named Bobby Pacquiao who was somehow successful in his path during his time but people are also comparing because they are both different from each other. Just like Takuma and Naoya, but in Pacquiao sibling's case, Bobby decided to step down much earlier to give way for Pacquiao and so that there will be no comparison.

That is his reality, he might want to follow his brother's footsteps because that is the goal but he cannot do anything about it because fact is, he is not viewed as a threat in this division. He may be a champion now but judging how he fights in the ring and his record, I can say that he won't be holding these belts for a long time, what more if he thins about unifying all of it. Let's say for example that he ducked Ancajas in this case and chose to pursue the other champions, namely Moloney or Rodriguez, I think his chances will remain the same, only slim.

Well, it is what it is. I cannot say that he is somehow unfortunate because people will keep on comparing him because he still have a chance to prove his worth in this division, people might not be convinced on how he became a champion but sooner or later, people will start to appreciate who he is if he will work harder and maybe in that time, he will not just an ordinary boxer but Takuma Inoue who worked his way out.

Takuma Inoue is one the strong boxer in his division and he is already proved that. But honestly speaking he won't be the same as his brother maybe he became a champion but like what they said above not just like his brother that can hold his belt for a long time , judging on his fighting technique and skills can be dedeated wiht a boxer has the speed of footwork and punches so for now lets stay tuned for the update and results for this fight as we all know that both fighter will prepare for this in order to give us a good fight.

Well, Takuma , I see that he is a very good boxer, of course he doesn't have the Genius that his brother has, but he is there, I think that with Ancajas he can make some of the difference, what we want to achieve, although to be honest and without me If there is nothing left inside, I would say that Ancajas is a high-class boxer, he has a very good boxing manner, he must also be in contact with his brother, perhaps some advice from his brothers that he does not like at all , because that makes the difference Also, there is also something that cannot be denied, which is their DNA and the Inoue is a total bomb, and I would think that irugal Ancajas should be careful, because if Takuma has the same discipline as his brother, well I would worry, because they are of those who train day and night, because as it should be, there is no other way in boxing, things should be like that, because if not the one who speaks out the most in his training, can be the winner, and I am one of those who believe that if the Let him have a harder training because he is the winner , in fact it is like that.

Let's expect that because I bet they are training under the same roof and Inoue, as an older brother, he will surely give some hints to his younger brother, Takuma, knowing that he will be needing it in his title defense because Jerwin is not that kind of boxer that can be cracked easily. Maybe they will watch some of Jerwin's fight to help them solve the problem, and Jerwin, knowing that he will be studied well, I hope he will be versatile on the ring so that he can be unpredictable because this is also his chance to be a champion again. Although defeating Takuma is not really a feat but he should do it because of the championship belt that is on the line.

Indeed, his brother has to give him great advice, because he has more experience and has a vision of boxing that very few have, as I said, he has an advantage of coming from one of the DNA that I consider to be privileged, it is like the Filipinos, who I consider They have great DNA for this type of sport, because here in boxing what I think can be very decisive is the amount of intelligence that can be put into it, there is nothing else, obviously there is the resistance, there is the strength that can be have the boxer and more things can be done, the strategies that he can have, all that is what a boxer must consider one from the other, that is what the study is for, I know that many boxers will ignore this and concentrate only on their work , it is a good option, but it is not the most correct, it is an option that is not worth taking because I believe that when a boxer fights, he must do things well, try not to make mistakes, and that is what the videos are for, to study how It is his style, how he will make each step he takes truly have an effect on the boxer, all these things need to be considered, that is why I say that this sport is with Takuma, with Jerwin, they have to know how to do things, to My fight is won in training, the hardest training is the boxer who wins, there is no other option, I am not one of those who believe that extraordinary things happen, and even though they are very possible, I trust each person's work more.

Takuma must have a lot of his brother, he must be a calculating boxer, a boxer who, for example, partly Jerwin knows that he is from the Inoue and knows that he can also be a fighting genius, because fame is recognizable from the last name, in this case. order of ideas I will always say that the one who prepares the most, or who trains the best will be the winner, this fight will be interesting because it is a way to measure the strength of boxers who I consider good, and of boxers who want to win, who need to win, every fight Boxing of this style produces many emotions.

Yes, I agree, perhaps it was the circumstances that he became a champion. Because once his brother vacated the belt, Takuma is just around the corner of the division and so probably because he was the brother of Naoya he was given a chance to win.

But then again, it will have to defend his belt against the former champion Ancajas. Jerwin might have a good chance to win as Takuma is not well known to be a puncher like his brother. And Ancajas might have adjusted to 118 lbs already after his 9 successive wins at 115 lbs and most likely he had a hard time making that weight that's why he has back to back loses.

This is a fight that has fans split 50/50. There isn't a clear superior boxer in this matchup, not even the reigning champion. Jerwin has held the championship before, so he's no stranger to this situation. I'm confident he will give it his all, train diligently, and employ a smart strategy to regain his championship. In the bantamweight division, there aren't many vastly superior champions, so if Jerwin wins, he could find more success here, possibly even in an undisputed bout.

We're going to find out once the odds become available, but given that this fight is just under two months away, it's a bit early for betting odds on a match that isn't very well-known. No offense intended, this is a championship fight, but it hasn't gained much popularity, especially since Naoya (the brother of Takuma) left the division. It has gradually lost some of its appeal, and now we're paying closer attention to the super bantamweight division.

Although the odds aren't available yet, I've already predicted that Inoue will be the heavy favorite. We can't deny that the thrill of watching fights without Naoya is different, as most boxers in this division possess regular skills, unlike Inoue, who can truly dictate the pace by dominating his opponents. I've even watched some of his fights where his opponents hesitate to engage in the ring, fearing they might get hit and knocked out. So, even in what appears to be a one-sided fight, the excitement builds when Inoue's opponent faces the possibility of a knockout.

I don't believe Inoue will be the heavy favorite; perhaps a slight favorite is a more realistic assessment. Jerwin Ancajas has already made a name for himself in boxing, and we should not forget that he was a champion before. His hunger to win is still evident, and, of course, we cannot ignore his skills.

Currently, we only have comparisons to rely on (https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/bouts/789558-inoue-vs-ancajas-takuma-inoue-vs-jerwin-pretty-boy-ancajas), as there are no betting odds available yet.

One notable difference is the experience factor. Ancajas has participated in 34 fights, whereas Takuma has only been in 18.

Ultimately, it's up to the fans to judge, as we all evaluate differently based on the factors we prioritize.

Or it could be that Ancajas might be the slight betting favorite as well? It's possible though as he used to be a great champion at 115 lbs. And as you show in the comparison, Ancajas the the experienced here as compare to Inoue who almost just half of the fights that Ancajas has throughout his career.

So for sure we will have to take that into considerations when we put our bet here. And if Jerwin become underdog, then it's going to be a good betting for us. If he becomes a betting favorite but slight only, then still very attractive even at ML.

I think that's a big disrespect for Takumi because he is the current champion and will be fighting in front of his fans. He has all the advantages, and the only way for Ancajas to win here is to ensure he knocks out the champion. I'm afraid that if the fight is close, the judges will give the win to the defending champion.


He should be the underdog. I would bet against anyone who thinks he could be the favorite on the betting sites. Just shoot me a PM.

There's no betting odds yes but this site below shows its early prediction of odds.

https://www.martialbot.com/boxing/fights/2023/11/jerwin-ancajas-vs-takuma-inoue.html

It makes sense, though, as Inoue is the champion, and the odds being very close are not surprising at all. As a fan, I just want to see a great fight, and I'm sure Jerwin is well-motivated to win because he wants to become a champion again. His last win against Wilner Soto is a statement that he has already recovered from two consecutive losses.

I like that odds in the beginning, meaning, it will be Jerwin Ancajas as a slight underdog.
So there could be value in our bets for Ancajas it, of course, it going to be change, but if he is the underdog, then ML will be a great bet already.
And as you have said, Ancajas is going to be motivated here, he knows what the feeling of being a champion already, and so he wants that respect again.
Although his opponent is not that good previously, still it's a moral boosting win for him.

Great odds for both fighters as backers won't have to worry about the value they are getting. Getting 1.85 for the moneyline, at the very least, would be good enough if we are too confident in our pick. Whether it's Ancajas or Inoue who wins the fight, since fans are likely divided 50/50, it should be entertaining to bet on and watch a fight that is sure to be a close contest.

Indeed, it's almost 50/50 here so it means that either has a great chance to win, either Takuma to retain his belt or Ancajas with the strength of his experience and the heavy puncher here, might pull an upset and detrone Takuma in front of his home crowd.

Still months before the fight though, although there are odds already, but I still wanted to see the crypto betting sites that we are more familiar with. And perhaps just a ML will be suffice for us. Although there could be lots of betting options for those who wanted to risk more to win big. But if the odds are like 1.8x, good enough for a ML bet, in my opinion.

Someone has released the odds already, and it seems that Takuma is the slight favorite, meaning it can go either way and perhaps bookies are putting him as a slight favorite before the venue will be in his home country and that he has the belt.

And I will say that it's no disrespect to Takuma, if his opponent is just a so-so fighter and then he become the underdog, then yeah, it could disrespectful to him. But Jerwin is no push over or just a regular boxer. He was once a champion at 115 lbs, and defended it 9x. And with that close odds between the too, maybe there might be some changes in the odds it could be that Takuma will be improved his odds, or supporter of Ancajas betting huge to close the gap or even become a slight favorite. We will see when the fight is near.

The odds we are seeing are just predicted odds; they do not exist yet in the sportsbook. So, we can only verify if that is true once the odds are released. Yes, it's quite early, but some popular matches have early odds, while this one doesn't. So, it's safe to say it's not a popular fight despite being a championship fight.

Indeed, I can see a lot of unknown names on some betting sites but this one is not also there. Maybe there are odds already available on local Japanese betting sites and casinos.

The odds of this fight will be close so it will be attractive to bet ML. Even though Takuma Inoue is not that experienced compared to Jerwin Ancajas in terms of world-class fights, I believe he will be a slight favorite since he is fighting in front of his home crowd and he is hungry to prove that he is also a force to be reckoned with like his popular brother Naoya. Ancajas also came from back-to-back losses before having a tune-up in this division.

It could be, and with the odds that we are seeing, yes, it is going to be close and for us to see a ML that is attractive enough? For sure we will get it right now in a heartbeat, regardless if it is Inoue or Ancajas as favorite.

I like it though that this is going to be a big test for Inoue as his first defense. Choosing a Filipino who we all know has the heart to upset any champion even if it means that he will go to the champions country and then beat him soundly.

Just saw a video about this fight pop up on my Facebook feed, so I thought I'd check our thread here. Let's give it a little bump so it doesn't get lost. This fight is just around the corner, less than a month away, if the date hasn't changed.

Anyone got any new scoop on this fight? Please share the info if you've got it.

Yeah, there's a solid chance we might witness another Filipino champ in the bantamweight division, so we better keep a close eye on this one. Ancajas has been on the road to recovery and is determined to regain his champion status.

The fight's in Japan, and after the controversy that went down in Casimero's match, we're hoping for a clean bout, especially since it's a championship fight. If it does go the distance, we all know who the real winner is. Jerwin's gonna have to go for that knockout to make sure he'll win.



None so far, I think this fight would really push through, I'm interested on the betting odds but hasn't found a site that offers yet.

Yes, and that's what I'm trying to say, we can only speculate as what are the odds in this fight as the fight is still a month to go. And seldom we see crypto sports bookies releasing or listing the odds are early unless it's a fight that is hype or well known, so we need to wait for the official odds.

And to reiterate, if Ancajas became the underdog, then it could be good bet for us fans as we all know that he might have a puncher chance to beat Takuma Inoue. We really don't hear any news, but for sure they are already in the middle of their trainings in preparation of. this fight.

I hope so because the number of Filipino champions has been dwindling with Manny's retirement. It seems like they've lost their inspiration in boxing. I don't know if we'll ever see another boxer like Manny, but even becoming a two to three-division champion would be a significant achievement. As for this fight, Ancajas should really focus on his training; he can't afford to lose this one. It's already his second chance at winning a championship, and if he still loses, I fear his career might take a downturn.



Eyes here ; https://www.proboxingodds.com/events/2023-11-15-1922

So far there is no scoop yet, so this fight is still on schedule unless we hear that it's going to be re-scheduled or worst being cancelled. And with that, the date is still November 15 an yeah, the fight date is getting closer and for fans of Jerwin, this is really a good chance to get another belt.

And I agree, it seems that the Japanese is talking over as far as the number of champions in boxing in the Asian region.

There were years that the Filipino has Manny, Nonito, Donnie Nietes, but they all retired or in case of Nonito, we don't know if he is going to still continue to fight or just hang up his gloves too. And so they need to breed good boxers so that the country will have a lot of champions.

Let's see if Ancajas once again will get the belt and at least have a Filipino with a championship belt before the end of the year.

Ever since I followed boxing during my high school days I thought it was really the Japanese that were dominating the Asian scenes. Thailand is next and then the Philippines at third. If only the Philippine government and business sponsors focused on the sport that they are really world class then it can easily surpass Thailand and rival the Japanese.

There are 17 divisions in men's boxing and 4 major belts. The Ring Magazine only awards its belts to the very best in a division but if we count it as well that would make it 85 belts. At the moment Japan owns 11 belts compared to the Philippines 2 which comes from Marlon Tapales who's expected to lose it all this year to Inoue.

Meanwhile, Ancajas' main sparmate is unified champion Marlon Tapales which is not bad at all. Although Takuma is much faster than Tapales.

You know, it's kinda weird that our government isn't putting more money into sports where we're actually good, like boxing, billiards, and others. They're all about basketball, even though we don't really shine on the world stage – like that time we hosted the FIBA World Cup and only won one game.

But boxing, that's a different story. It's growing, and it's mostly thanks to private investors. It's awesome that our boxers, like Pacman, who've made some serious cash during their careers, are all about boosting the sport in the country.



It's a bit sad, but it's what it looks like. Inoue is just on a whole other level compared to Tapales, and it'd take a massive miracle for Tapales to pull off a win.

What's probably happening now is that Ancajas is sparring with Tapales, while Takome is getting some work in with his brother Naoya.

You hit it right! We pour millions of pesos into basketball, while we can't seem to nurture a sport that brings glory to our country. It's frustrating, to be honest.

I heard that during the FIBA World Cup, they shelled out $1 million for Clarkson and handed Kai Sotto a hefty sum, albeit smaller than what Clarkson received. It really took me by surprise. Just think, if that $1 million had gone into boxing, we could've had top-notch gyms and support for our talented boxers.


Biases in fights abroad are nothing new, especially in boxing. It's not just Japan, but even popular venues like Australia and the US have had their fair share of controversies on this matter. So, it's something Ancajas should definitely keep in mind. To make sure he secures a win, it might just have to be by knockout.

But there were times that the Filipino has taken the stage from the Japanese, when at one time they have Pacquiao, Donaire, Hawaiian Punch Villoria or even Nietes and Penalosa. And you won't hear like Japan vs Mexico. It was all Filipinos vs Mexico in the lower weight class and see what nation is the best.


It's obvious that when the best Filipino boxers retire, it's time for other nation to steal the limelight for them. So far, it's the Japanese again in the lower division. So hopefully, Filipino can regain their glory and restore their pride as one of the best country that produces world champion.

All i could say is that Ancajas chance of winning this fight is as slim as Tapales dethroning Naoya Inoue. Ancajas is not the same boxer anymore with that successive loss to Martines, which zapped out all the confidence that he had in his career, exaggerated but what i saw, hope i'm wrong. His win against Wilner Soto was expected because he was expected to win that one.

If not for MP Promotions, Ancajas will wait for a long time or maybe can't fight for a title in this stage of his career, so let us give credit to Sean Gibbons for using his connections of giving their boxes a competitive fight even if they were coming from a lose.

Talking about this fight, when I search for more information about this fight I see this news from 3 days ago:


source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/10/20/arum-on-ancajas-fight-vs-takuma-interesting-duel/

It's strange that today is the 23rd of October and the fight will take place on the 15th of November, that's something like 3 weeks left, but even so I'm not seeing a lot of news, comments and reviews about this fight, it seems like the guys responsible for Fight marketing isn't very focused on spreading the news about the fight, and the many review sites aren't very interested in talking about this fight either. Maybe when the fight is very close to starting then the attention will be on this fight. But I still find it strange that I don't see much news about this fight.

I got to thinking that maybe the fighters' coaches might be doing everything they can to ensure that not much information is available about the fighters, but even if they managed to do that, it would still be difficult for sports journalists to not be able to obtain information. so I can only assume that the focus of the review channels should be on other fights and will only focus on this fight when there are 2 or even 1 days left before the fight starts

Unfortunately, in the lower division, you wouldn't here that much of a news, although his last name is Inoue, it's Naoya that are well-known in the boxer world. But if you are a frequent bettor on boxing, you will know that odds are going to be listed, a couple of days before the fight. So in this case, if the fight is scheduled on November 15, you may want to check out your favorite sports bookies in like November 14, if you wanted to see the odds on crypto based gambling sites.

No, the coaches has nothing to do with the information going into the public. Again, the reason is that there's no hype in this fight although this is for the belt that Takuma Inoue is defending. Nevertheless, for boxing fans, they are going to way for this fight and maybe some of us are going to bet because it seems that Ancajas is somewhat our betting favorite. And if he is underdog here, then the better for us.

I am not too sure if those five legends became champions at the same time, but it could be. But those were the golden days of Philippine boxing. But even at that time, I think we were only like 50/50 or it could be that the Japanese still had more belts at that time. The arrogant Kameda family who always travel to the Philippines to train, Ioka who fought Nietes twice, Hasegawa who lost his unification bout with Montiel who then lost to Donaire, Nishioka the lineal champion of 122 who lost to Donaire, the hard-hitting Uchiyama, long-time champion Yamanaka who lost to roided and then overweighted Luis Nery and many more. It's just that we seldom saw Japanese events live before unlike now there are a lot of online streamers. Unlike the Philippines, Japan is the 3rd biggest economy in the world which is why they can host their own fights on their own traditional days, the times, and even cover all their marketing and promotions in Japanese words making it odd for foreigners to watch and understand.

Now we'll see if the Philippines can revive its former golden age. There are only 2 belts and it is expected to lose to Japan. There are a lot of prospects but unless they can get proper sponsorships and support they will always travel to opponents' backyards and at times exploited like being offered a fight on late notice and losing hometown bias decisions.

Bad news boxing fans,

Takuma Inoue is reported to suffered a rib injury, so this fight is not going to happened as per the schedule date of Nov. 15.


https://www.boxingscene.com/takuma-inoue-suffers-rib-injury-forced-postpone-wba-title-defense-versus-jerwin-ancajas--178812

So it's a bummer, but I guess Jerwin will have to sit it out for the rest of the year and wait till Takuma healed and recovered. Or he can go on a tune up fight.

I'll probably lock this thread in the next 24 hours.

^^ Ouch, barely two weeks from this fight, but unfortunately, Inoue suffered a rib injury. Just wondering though how can he get this injury? Thru sparring partner? Anyway, it looks like a freak accident and no one wanted to get injured near the fight. And obviously, Inoue doesn't want to go there with his injury as well, this is his first defense and he wanted that there are no excuses on his side.

And for Jerwin Ancajas, it's better for him to just wait for Takuma Inoue.

No need for a tune-up fight, he just don't know maybe he might get upset, just saying. So they need to take this into consideration as to not derail the fight with Takuma Inoue in the future.

We really don't know if it is cause by his sparring partner, or maybe he can't really take a body shot. Or he could have been suffering for this injury for a while until he can't bare the pain anymore. So yes, we don't what this kind of injury that postponed a fight. But he has to let everyone know and I think the camp of Ancajas have been informed and can't blame Inoue for that.


Yes, no need to rush, it might be better for him to take a rest and wait for Takuma. Unless the governing body says that he will go on a title eliminator fight while waiting for Inoue. But as to not take the risk, Ancajas should take a break this Christmas and spend it with his family in the Philippines.

I also read the news, and it's really disappointing. The same thing happened to his brother during his fight against Stephen Fulton; he also suffered an injury, so the fight was postponed.

@Baofeng  You're right; it looks like it won't happen this year, probably early next year. Since it's a championship fight, Jerwin has no choice but to wait until it finally takes place. But don't worry, guys, there's still a fight between Inoue and Tapales before the year ends, so that should be enough to entertain us in the last month of the year.

Yes, against his sparring partner, and it was mentioned in the  article shared by OP.
 (https://www.boxingscene.com/takuma-inoue-suffers-rib-injury-forced-postpone-wba-title-defense-versus-jerwin-ancajas--178812)
And this is another sad news as we there's no definite date yet as to when the fight will happen.

That's exactly what he needs, he doesn't need to overtrain himself, he just have to time it when Takome will be healed as that's when he woudl also resume the training but this not likely gonna happen this year already reported possible.

Ancajas is very eager to get a title this year but he need not go for a tune-up fight all he needs is a good conditioning coach and nutritionist so he can maintain that fitness while waiting for the new announcement of the fight.

Some boxers lose their motivation and their condition if the fight is canceled but with the right conditioning he can maintain his fighting form, the worst enemy of any fighter is over-conditioning so I hope he has a good coach to guide him, the fight could possibly happen February of next year.

True, because this is another chance for him to get a title and most of us thinks that he has a better chance to win it. For sure he is disappointed by the news. But take it a positive thing, he could still train, lightly and he has more time to study Takuma Inoue and see his weaknesses. And then since down with his trainer coach to plan a better strategy.


I think his team knows that, so most likely they will stop training for now and again, just maybe sit down with Jerwin and explain what will be the best option. For me there is no need for a cherry pick fight, he just need to take a rest and continue to motivate himself till next year and not overtrain.

I don't understand though that they are so sloppy to let this happen, I mean it's only sparring, and why his sparring partner targeted his body that much to cause any injury? Doesn't make sense. Of course, they train hard 100% every day in the gym, but if this kind of injuries can be avoided in preparation of the fight, the better.

Yes, for Filipino fans, they still have the Inoue vs Tapales fight.

But this also excites everyone, as we all know that Ancajas was used to be a great champion and has defended his belt multiple times already. And he was given this very chance again, unfortunately the fans will have to wait. Not sure how long it will take for Takuma's injury to be completely healed, but it will take a lot of toll on Jerwin and hopefully he won't be affected mentally by waiting.

In sparring, they are really going at it with full force, so it's maybe this is just a accident on the part of Inoue and his sparring partner. Inoue knows that Jerwin is a powerful puncher and so he tries to replicate it by getting a heavy handed sparring partner and this is the only reason why he got injured when his mate go for that body shot as they are expecting Ancajas to do that on Inoue. Unfortunately, this things do happen and Ancajas should stay focus and wait for Takuma as that is his target for this year and that belt.

If nothing else, we still have Inoue vs Tapales before this year ends.
And this postponement will give also Ancajas to prepare more on this fight.
Takuma is relatively young as compared to Ancajas, but the latter has the experience inside the ring.
So let's see who's gonna dominate on this match. We can't discard the fact that Takuma is the brother of Naoya.
He got a good source of tips here when it comes to boxing especially fighting with Filipinos.

I can't call that "ONLY" sparring and being sloppy. Didn't you know that in Japan, boxers are giving their very best even at sparring or just a simple day workout so that in the actual boxing, their body will only be used to moving the way they used to be in training and even more boost? The fact that they got injured while sparring means they are actually taking that sparring seriously and not taking it lightly.

That's the reason why even Takuma's brother, Naoya Inoue, also got injured during his preparation against Stephen Fulton.

As per the report, it's a rib injury therefore he might push his body aggressively on that training and not just he just want to test his endurance. It's an advantage for Jerwin Ancajas too to fully prepared for the fight. He should be much in condition on the day of the fight unlike Takuma who came from injury even after several weeks or months of recovery period.

If they are really that going that on too serious with sparing like they are really that making a real match then i cant imagine into those fighters who do Inoue been able to spar with specially if the fight is taken seriously. Going back into that injury which had been attained against with Fulton, was it done on the time on sparring or simply with those casual training sessions like jogging, curl-ups etc..?
If thats the case that if Inoue had been that injured on that time via fighting someone on sparring session then that fight sparing partner is a real deal.
Doesnt matter on what kind of training regime they would be having as long they would really be that aware about into those potential injuries then they do really try their best as much
as they can when it comes to this matter.

I understand that, but @Jating does have a point. Boxing is pure entertainment, and it's very frustrating to know that the fight you've been eagerly anticipating is postponed. While it's normal for postponements to occur, boxers should take extra care to ensure that the fight happens as scheduled. I somewhat consider it a bit of carelessness. After all, it's a sparring fight, not a real one, so they shouldn't be giving it their all. If other boxers can avoid injuries during training, it's definitely doable, so why does it keep happenned to both brothers?


I don't think so. Both fighters have had ample time to train before the fight, and with this recent report, Takome might take some time to rest, but it doesn't mean they'll fight right away once he's okay. There's still another period to ensure his body is at 100%. If having more time to prepare was such an advantage, why wasn't Fulton able to capitalize on that against Inoue?

The fight is back-on, new schedule is February 24. It was cancelled in November as Takuma Inoue suffered a rib injury. But he has fully healed now and has pushed for a February date with our very own Ancajas.

Do you think that the long wait might affect Ancajas in negative or positive?

Jerwin is still the underdog in this fight, almost 3:1.

I'm glad to know that this fight is finally happening again. About the chance of Ancajas, I think it's still the same, he knows how important this fight is, it's a championship fight and a win here is going to put him as champion again.

As to the betting odds which he is the underdog, I think that's okay, it's justifiable since he is the challenger and the fight is held in Japan. Of course, I wouldn't be questioning that, I love him as the underdog as I'm betting on him to win. Good luck to him, hopefully we will see another Filipino champion soon.

I really like the betting odds here. Takuma Inoue is a great match up for Ancajas because if the latter will win, he will become popular again and as bettor getting 3:1 odds, this is a no-brainer. Less than a month and we will eventually witnessed a fight that was postponed due to Inoue's injury, but since it's already announce it's likely to be the final date, so start putting our bets now.

By the way, are there any market aside from the 3;1 odds for Ancajas? Market like KO win in rounds ranges?

There's no other market for now, you can check from time to time here https://duelbits.com/sportsbook/boxing/match/46299231-Inoue-Takuma-vs-Ancajas-Jerwin.....That's from duelbets, not sure if other bookies have more markets but I doubt since they have few odds provider, so it's probably almost the same. It's still too early though, and it's not a major fight although a championship fight, check back a week before the fight, for sure you will see the markets you are looking for.

Not yet, market are still ML as initially listed. This is how crypto based casino are, in the beginning they will just list the fight as per ML, not unless there is hype on this fight, maybe from welterweight to super to heavyweight as this division have a lot of great boxers. But unfortunately, for lower weights, all the odds might be listed on the day of the fight itself. So if you wanted to beat on round ranges or exact rounds, you will have to wait and check the odds regularly. But for us who are fans of Ancajas, having him as a huge underdog, ML would be suffice as we don't have to wait on how he is going to win, as long as he can win by KO/stoppage or thru the judges scorecard that ML bet will be good to us.

Although it's a championship fight but it's not a popular fight, it's usual that we only see the full market within a week, some events are only available a day before the fight. There's plenty of sportsbook you can check, maybe others would offer early as not all have the same odds provider. Regardless though, if you are betting on Ancajas to win, I think at this current moneyline odds, it should already make you bet.

As to KO possibilities, you might get x4 or even x5 betting on Ancajas since he doesn't have a high KO rate. As his record shows, he had 23 KO in 34 fights, that's 67% KO rate.

and also the delay of the fight affected the excitement of the bettor as it was couple of months delayed ,But at least it is good that there is Duelbits that provide betting options
and about KO , in their capacity and records i think this will be a decision game and not for a KnockOut .

Yes, I thought that this fight is not going to moved or progress, but it takes months for the wait and I think it will do good for Jerwin overall. As he might enjoy his holidays with his family back in the Philippines and then train hard again in the next coming 8 weeks for this fight. Right, a championship fight and so he will give everything he had, as he was once a champion and he knows what it feels and become a one again.


He is what we term, live underdog, he might be 3:1, but that is good for us gambling bettors. It might be a motivation for him seeing that he is a underdog to a boxer that we think that he has a good chance to beat and then win the belt again.

Of course he should be motivated as he wants to become a champion. He lose his belt and now given this opportunity, isn't it what a champ would want that they will come back at the top again? But being 3:1 underdog, I doubt he cares about that, it's only for us gamblers and we bet on the underdog not just because of its potential payout but most importantly we believe that Ancajas has a decent chance of beating Takuma Inoue.

Most boxers especially the champions or used to be a champion does not underestimate their opponent, they train hard because they understand that one mistake could change the game. For example here, if Inoue will not train hard because he underestimated Ancajas, most likely he will lose because the challenger is very motivated to get his belt. Once a boxer becomes a champion, it will also open a lot of opportunities for him, more fights means more money, and that's why boxers are after of, aside from legacy in boxing which can only be achieve if a boxer is extraordinary like Takuma's brother.

I wasnt able to track or wary about on how Takuma Inoue on which on the time i did make out some research on
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/667667 Then it do really shows that this man had already 18W-1L with have small TKO percentage on which this do really shows that he isnt having that much
compared into his older brother Naoya but still 18 wins with having 1 defeat isnt something that you could really be that confident on dealing with on which we know
that its still dangerous for Ancajas to be that being careless.

I have seen Takuma had lost to    Nordine Oubaali in 2019 but well he did able to patch it up into further more wins. As a champion then of course
belittling you opponent would really be that imposing such risks and it isnt something that would really be recommended for someone to do so.
Good thing that this fight had been pushed through now despite of that postponement.

I think that time Takuma looks very raw, and Nordine was the veteran, but as you have said, he make it up on this next fight and become a champion. On the other hand, Ancajas is a former champion, but had back to back loses when he try to get back that belt.

But he has a good chance here, Ancajas still had that heavy hands, and if he can just land that power punch and let Takuma feel it so that he will be like trying to avoid it like a plague and so he should be the aggressor and try to bring the fight to the Japanese.

The fighter that was KO'd by an old Donaire. So if we consider that as a basis to determine is capability, we can say that he isn't really a champion in terms of skills. Takuma become a champion but all his fights is in Japan, he was probably favored by the judges or their promoters are good in cherry picking his opponents, but Ancajas is different, he was once a champion and I believe Takoma is gonna lose in the hands of the Filipino.

Then what can you say with Naoya Inoue that most of his fights are in Japan? Do you say that it is really that on the same scenario on where these fighters about nitpicking their opponents?
If we do see on how their wins do pile up then we can actually say that it is really that somehow true. About beaten up by old donaire on what that due has been lost to, then it is safe
to say that Ancajas would really be  that having the chance or odds on taking on this one.

Basing up on the poll,most of people do sees the same thing.

Jerwin Ancajas by decision   - 13 (52%)

Unfortunately, what you describe is triangle-theory. Which in boxing and perhaps in any other sports, is not applicable. I think most Japanese fighters fought in their country, not sure what's the reason behind, maybe they are comfortable in their backyard or there is really enough money for them to make, maybe the same if they are going to fight somewhere else like the US because Japanese boxing has a lot of money.

Anyhow, Ancajas has been a world champion himself, he hold the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 2016 to 2022. That is a huge accomplished already. And in this fight, he will try to regain his status and his name and I think he is still in his prime years. And as the voting shows, although underdog as far as betting goes, but in our community he was put to have a good chance +50% to win.

Perhaps the better comparison should be against his brother? And if this is where we are looking at, obviously they are very far from each other as Naoya is more of a complete fighter than Takuma. And I think everyone is not sold on Takuma, yes he is the champion, and yes he is the favorite in this fight. But we shouldn't look down at Jerwin talent and accomplishments as well. He is indeed a former champion, and his tenure is very long. So it's just a matter of adjustment for him and it seems that he has settled to this new division as he doesn't need to squeeze his bigger frame to 115 lbs. We all know that it's one cause of fighter losing fight as they will be dehydrated just to make the weight requirement and it has adverse effect on them and that's why Ancajas lost his belt.

When I saw the title, it touched my heart because I read the news today of a Japanese boxer who died after emergency brain surgery (https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/cb592e1b3fe9-boxing-fighter-anaguchi-dies-after-emergency-brain-surgery.html). He was only 23. He was in the match before Japanese superstar Naoya Inoue entered the ring to battle Marlon Tapales. He was in a coma after the match. Young warrior may your soul rest in peace.

I am confused of this match because the date is written as November 15. But as reported in the news the match was rescheduled. The sibling of Naoya is not like him and has a low knockout win. Jerwin Ancajas was a champion before with a handful of experience, he can win by knockout.

Yes, it's really saddened when we hear boxers dying because of the love of the sports. It's cruel we all know that and that's why every fight their life is on the line. So rest in peace champ. And it will also has a mental impact on the fighter that cause this accident. There were stories that fighters who beat boxers in the ring and their opponents died, didn't go and push for their boxing career as they carry the burden of "killing" someone inside the ring.

That is the original schedule, but it was canceled because Takuma Inoue suffered a rib injury if I'm not mistaken and so the fight has to be postpone and now it's all a good this coming February. Definitely, Ancajas has the experience and with that, he might be a huge underdog, but for sure he will throw everything in this fight as this is a make or break for his career. As another lost will put him down in the rankings and he might not have a chance to fight for the belt again.

It's understandable why he is the favorite here, he is the champion and is fighting in front of his home crowd. But that was on the bookies, nothing should be significant in terms of the actual fight and how Ancajas would feel as he knows he will be fighting on the territory of the champion, so he needs to have an impressive performance, so if he could not deliver a knockout, and obvious domination might merit a win for him. I'm talking about domination because if it's a close fight, it's not safe for him.


Of course, no one is looking down on his achievement, in fact, I am on his side with this fight and I'm optimistic he could deliver a convincing win even in Japan. Although there hasn't been controversies proven on Japanes fighters choose to fight in Japan, but you can't take it to the dirty mind of the people to speculate, because they'll think it's a homecourt advantage, and it could possibly rig in favor of their own fighter.

This is the risk in boxing, he is not the only one that died because of this sport, some were able to survive but their brains are affected so as their behavior and they could not box anymore. If the government consider the risk, they could ban boxing, but you know there's a huge money in this sport, it's money that makes wrong a right one. It's already acceptable to the fans, and we seemed to love boxing although we've seen one boxer getting beat up badly and could potentially injure him or could take his life. That's the world we live in, either close your eyes, or watch the game and enjoy.

That's whey they deserve to get paid with a huge amount of money because in every fight they are risking their life.

Just like last year, Magsayo KO'd ISAAC AVELAR and it was recently reported that he could not get back to boxing again as he was seriously injured during that fight. Some people say it was a mismatch because ISAAC AVELAR ain't really on the level of Magsayo, but who knows, every boxer wants to win, and sometimes even the huge underdog could upset the champion.

There's nothing to be blame here, Isaac accepted the risk when he choose boxing as his career, so now he has to accept the consequnces.

You can watch the highlights here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCgtB8I8k1M

That is why this sport is only for the mentally brave and physically strong. Boxing gloves make it more dangerous. While the impact of bare-knuckle fists and MMA gloves have stronger impacts and can score knockouts right away, boxing gloves shake the head which can lead to the possibility of brain damage. And since it has a less direct impact, fights can further prolong which also means more punishments to receive. Without gloves, all into boxing are knockout artists even those with very low KO rates.

RIP to the young  Japanese fighter. I actually watched it live prior to the Inoue-Tapales main event. He's very skillful but light-handed which is why I was more concerned about his opponent because it received more blows to the head.   

Just today Isaac Avelar posted on Instagram. I auto-converted this into English. It seems like he is returning to boxing soon.
https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/02/04/vZ70a.png

And it maybe reinforce Floyd's "health comes first" in boxing, although for us, this style is boring because of all the holdings and running. But the one that died is not that kind of boxer, he loves to engage, but as what we call, maybe it was his destiny to died inside the boxing ring or as a boxer. So RIP champion.

Going back to this fight, odd makers put Inoue as the favorite, but for us who followed Ancajas, a former champion, this could be a 50:50 fight to be honest. Not putting down Inoue, but for me, he might have the attention because of his brother but he doesn't have the power of Naoya.

In any sports there would really be always those risks when it comes on acquiring those kind of possible damagers but of course it would really be that more severe on boxing since this is really that involved on hitting up those vital parts specially on head or even with those body blows on which it could cause up some potential inner hemorrhage on which it cant detected out totally.
We do know that there are really things that cant be avoided and its impossible that a certain fighter isnt aware of those possibilities.

Going back into the topic on which some of users posted above that these both boxers arent that powerpunchers. Fight would likely be ending up on a
draw unless if there would really be some nasty counters that could pass through.  ;D

So far here are the results of the voting:

https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/02/05/vP87I.png

Majority are seeing that Jerwin can win this fight via decision, at least half of those who voted. Although I believed that Jerwin is more heavy handed by the Japanese and there are chances that the fight could end up by a knockout.

But we will see, we are days closer to the fight itself and everyone is very excited and we do hope that this will turn out to be a great match up.

I think majority of the voters are Filipino, so there's some kind of biasness too. hehe.
But of course, Ancajas isn't jut a left over fighter, he was once a champion, lose his belt, and now is trying to be a champion again.
Although this might be a little hard since it's in Japan, but since Inoue isn't a KO artist, I'm seeing that Ancajas has a decent chance of winning here.

Only fight this month that I'm looking forward to watch, and I'm cheering and betting for Ancajas to win.
I would expect a great match up.

Yeah, we Pinoys are going to support Ancajas here, no matter what the odds are, we are going to vote for him and wish him the best that he can bring back another championship in our country since we don't have any as far as I know. And he has all the tools in my opinion to pull an upset against Inoue. And so I agree that that he has a good to decent chance in winning, Ancajas is known to have power, I think homecourt advantage doesn't matter in boxing, although judges could be biased, but I think not one of them will be Japanese. Yes, just a couple of weeks from now and maybe Jerwin is in training full swing and hopefully there's no more delay like no accident going to happen in sparring (like what happen to Fury).

This fight was already delayed, it will not be delayed again. There was no problem with Ancajas camp but the problem was on Inoue's since he was injured in the training and that resulted to the postponement of the fight which is rescheduled this February 24 this year.

As reported by one of posters here, the odds was 3:1 in favor of Inoue. So betting Ancajas would give double return on our money.

We aren't just bias, we also believe that Ancajas are just underrated and he can beat Inoue. Because if we only are bias without analyzing the fight, we could have bet on Tapales when he face the beast Inoue, Takuma's brother.

^^ And its good to be bias sometimes as we support the fighter that we wanted, even if they are a huge underdog and then enjoy the fights. At least they will give you a good return if they win.

If not, still good that you see your favorite fighter trying to get the big W. And what others have describe, being underdog might bring good things to Jerwin like being motivated and prove that he is not done yet. Plus the belt that he will have here and that having Takuma Inoue as his victim will be huge for him and will be the new man in this division.

That what poll are used for on which it would be neither be that neutral or would be somewhat bias on which we know that country fellowmen would really be that going to look for those fighters who do reside on the same country but there would be still to those people who would really be going into opposite. It is really just that on whatever those numbers be showing then it would really be just that a community opinion and looks
but in overall results or outcome would really be just that always been that unpredictable. When it comes to winning then i would be still have those doubts that outcomes might really be that influenced
considering that this would be still done on Japan on which there are even rumors that judging might not really be that soemthing fair i should say.

Well, those are just rumors if this one turns out to be true then Ancajas would really be needing to take down Takuma once and for all.  :)

Jonas Sultan will also be in the undercard here. He is in the comeback trail so hopefully if he wins here, he will have a crack on the championship belt.

It is also reported that Artem Dalakian puts his WBA flyweight championship on the line against Japanese contender Seigo Akui as undercard.

So everything has been set up already and in just a week, we will finally see this fight.

I don't think that the Japanese board will try to influence the outcome with the help of the judge. It will be ashamed for Japan to commit that kind of act specially in boxing. Ancajas is a live dog here, he has power so most likely if he wins, it will be by knockout, IMHO.

Takuma Inoue doesn't have a good chin, there was one Filipino that put knock him down in fight, but Inoue come back and win.

But not against Nordine, he crack that chin and that's it, he beat him in his own country. And that should Ancajas aim so that there will be no chance for the judges to screw him up in scoring if he thinks or us boxing fans that judges could be bias in favor of Takuma Inoue.

i am also on this sentiment, Japanese people are one of the honest people on this planet so i won't doubt the judging on this match. besides, the judges are not all japanese, right? and for ancajas not to think about the judging bias, why not knock out inoue as early as he can?

i can also understand the results of the poll here as i noticed there are a lot of filipinos in the forum as compared to japanese. actually, i don't know anyone who is japanese. so yeah, sure, the poll will be favouring ancajas here... ;D ;D

so a lot here are rooting for ancajas, then bet on him right now as he is the underdog on this match -

https://www.talkimg.com/images/2024/02/10/vhv8b.png

I am sure he can because he had done that before, but with other champion I guess. Well, since the fight is held in Japan, you can't really blame people if they are speculating on something like that, but we will see what would be the outcome of the  fight, maybe it's not necessary to debate if it will end in KO, whoever wins.


I sure will bet on him. I am also waiting for more markets so I could find some attractive odds, you know what I'm saying.
They have a local community here - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=252.0... but most of them if not all are just focus on their community. If they will discuss about boxing, most probably on their own language.

You can monitor the odds here. (https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/boxing/international/international-matchups/inoue-takuma-v-ancajas-jerwin-657afae8b14b9900012aef74) Not much yet but the moneyline odds is already attractive for me. This odds that you are looking for might be available in Feb 23, a day before the fight. This is a championship fight but both boxers aren't so popular in the boxing world, so it's understandable why markets are not yet out early.

I guess I have to vote for Ancajas to win via KO.. I feel it's the safest way to win, no shady thing or whatsoever, let's respect the judges decision but as a challenger, the best way to win is not on the scorecards.

Thanks for sharing. I also checked on other sportsbook, it's still the same, they have limited odds for this fight as of now. There was no changes, Ancajas is still at x3 to win. Just a quick update, it's 12 days to go before this championship fight, hopefully the training now is already relax as they can't go full force training at this stage as they might overtrain leading to postponement of the fight again.

I'm searching for updates of these two but could not find any significant and latest update, not so hype unlke other fights because these two are probably not good with talking trash to each other, it's only Casimero who are experts on this among the Filipino boxers. LOL

The playing of the Japanese players are entirely different one,because they are ready to play till their winnings.They won’t play the game just like that,the spirit of the player was huge.Ancajas was the opinion of most of the fans in  boxing community.The previous game of this player was impressive,they made many K.O games in their previous games.

The pool can be favoured to the ancajas,even I had wish for the ancajas.But the result will be favourable to the Inoue for sure.The gamblers who keep their betting in the odds of Inoue will make the money in the following boxing betting which is going to held on the February 24 of this month.

I agree, most likely the training has unwind already, perhaps just writing down their strategies in this fight and most likely Ancajas is really motivated as he is a big underdog going into this fight.

And I think for us who is going to support him, we don't need to wait for other odds to be listed. The ML is already huge as it is x3. Casimero who is a trashtalking from the Philippines is really very uncanny, as we all know that Filipinos doesn't open their mouth but likely to used their fist to send their message to their opponents.

When you are an underdog then it would really be giving out that feeling that you would really be doing your very best and beating up the brother of Inoue is something that he could boast on.  :D
The thing i do see in these fighters that both arent that hard punchers on which this fight might really be that ending up on decisions via split or unanimous. It is really that hard to guess but
i wont be shocked if Ancajas would really be getting this one, im not really just that expecting for some KO though. We already have 11 days for the said fight
and my money goes to Ancajas this time but of course he shouldnt really be confident since he's opponent isnt something easy to be beaten up.,

That x3 ML odd is already juicy for us who support our compatriot but honestly, I don't expect that he could win this fight on the home turf of Takuma Inoue. Though Ancajas won his tune-up against Wilner Soto, I don't think that he could dismantle the Japanese that easily as for me Ancajas is in the twilight of his career, after two consecutive losses to Martinez, i just fell that he don't have what it takes to be in this kind of stage once again though hoping that i might be wrong.

It's a different weight class though, he doesn't have to weight drain himself again and I do think it contributed to his lost to Martinez as he cant no longer make that weight. For the Wilner Soto fight, might be a test for him on how he is going to do if he move up and weight and most likely they like what they see on him. And it's good that he had been given another chance to crack for another belt against Inoue. So hopefully, he will not take advantage of it and he should give his 100% or more in this fight so that he will continue to have a career. Otherwise, he will be just another fighter in this division and he might not have had this chance again.

btc_angela, Yes, I absolutely agree with that. Guys from the Philippines generally do not talk too much and let their fists do the talking. But this is a little different. He is definitely talking a lot. Maybe not at a very big level of trash talking but he is definitely talking.

Ancajas is going to feel motivated in my opinion. Because I also think that He's going to feel like an underdog in this fight. And that is something he should use as fuel. In the same thing can make people motivated and demotivated. The question is how you use this thing.

I haven't heard Ancajas thrash talk though, perhaps it has to do with English as not their first language although the country of the Philippines has good knowledge of the language itself. And I do agree that they rather let their fist to the talking. Maybe they will look at their opponents eye and says to themselves that they are going to knock him out.

Of course, any boxer is going to be motivated specially if a belt is on the line. Ancajas has been a champion before and so he knows what it feels to be a champion again and so he will really give everything in this fight.

That's one thing, a language barrier, but Inoue is also a Japanese, so he doesn't speak english well too. Also, Filipino boxers are known to being humble, except for casimero, that's why they don't talk a lot but you can be sure that they are training hard for this big fight.

Ancajas will make this opportunity to come back being a champion, so this is an opportunity for believers to bet on this boxer with a very good odds which is 3:1 as reported. Don't worry, they'll do the talking in the ring.

The odds are excessively leaning toward Takuma Inoue. Is it because he is the younger sibling of Naoya Inoue? Or because he is the champion and the match is to be held in Japan? Takuma Inoue does not have a punching power that can knock out Jerwin Ancajas. But perhaps he is a sure winner by the judges in the event that Ancajas cannot deliver a knockout.

Anyhow, their fists will do the talking. Ancajas will need to deliver the knockout and Inoue will be there for the points victory. This match will go to the boxer who works out harder.

I do not know if the Japanese boxing judges has changed or the commission does not tolerate such a sided decision regardless of the boxing performance, but in previous years Japanese judges have been known to side with their boxers , so for the visiting boxer to win, he has to knock out his Japanese opponent.  It is good to have judges that are not Japanese, at least if this guy had not bought, the decision might seen as fair.


Honestly, I have no confidence that Jerwin Ancajas will win this fight.  He was been cracked by Fernando Martinez twice and his win in his previous fight won't count because he faced a player that has little resistance to punches (16 losses 7 of them kissing the canvas).

But you have to understand that when he fought Martinez, he already had problems with his weight, he has outgrown that division already and we can say the Martinez is a great boxer as well.

Then he has to get that cherry pick up when he goes up in weight, to bring back his confidence and so Ancajas win via KO.

So we can't really say that he will lose this fight although he is a big underdog against a Japanese. You can also say that argument against Takuma when he was beaten by Nordine via knockout. But the Takuma comes back and win the belt.

We will find out if Ancajas is still a champion by heart. He lose his belt in another division, now he is in bantamweight which I believe he has no problem with the weight and he is more powerful here. Inoue isn't really a KO artist, so there's nothing to worry here, unless Ancajas will allow himself to get outbox by the champion which obviously would result to a unanimous decision victory by the home fighter.

For sure, that's why I could not resist myself on betting on him, with a very attractive odds,  who would say no to it. It's my way of supporting Ancajas and if he wins, I'll be able to reward myself too.

Soon my friend. His last win was via TKO, maybe that will give him the confidence to win again and become a champion. He had 2 losses against Fernando Daniel Martinez in 2022, I'm sure he was able to recover now, and his last win was a proof. Martinez is not a KO artist too, the same with Inoue, but let's see, maybe the outcome will be different.

Ancajas knows what is at stake here, a loss here is not gonna help his career as he won't be getting big fights and have to improve his ranking to get one, and it might take time, considering he is already 32 years old, he is not young anymore, so he needs ot win here and probably retire as a champion if he can.

For sure Japanese people are some of the most honest people in the world and they surely do their work perfectly because they have a mindset that they should do a job properly the work ethic in Japan is truly what they are proud of, it is based on their extreme dedication and commitment in a company and they have a high sense of responsibility in their work, so if they are working as a referee and their boss would say to them to do the unthinkable thing they will surely done it. for sure we can be proud of their work ethics but their honesty in my opinion we can not be so sure about it.


I still haven't checked on the other sportsbooks but I will eventually, this is an important fight for the Filipinos because we now have fewer belts for boxing and Jerwin Ancajas is not really a big name even in our country but I have watched him fight in the recent when he is just starting in boxing and I got to admit he had a future in boxing for sure a future champ in the horizon however against the brother of the monster Takuma Inoue had a decent record and only got a lost against Nordine Oubaali, which is understandable but for sure against Jerwin Ancajas he needs to take precaution for me Takuma can not underestimated Ancajas and that I am sure about.

That's what I'm saying, he has beaten in the lower division and the "excuse" is that he can't no longer make the weight. He move up, face a so-so fighter and win convincingly. Then he was given another opportunity to fight and so here is Ancajas.

Yes, we call him a live dog, and as what other fans says, it's a great and very appealing odds for us.

And we can just wait and watch the game live and hope that Ancajas can pull that biggest upset again and regain his status and then carry again the Philippine flag.

If Ancajas won't run out of gas there is probably a chance for him to win the fight aside from knocking out his opponent.  But most of the Filipino boxers' problem is running out of gas when the mid-rounds start.  I am not convinced yet that he has proven himself by beating his previous opponent since as one of the replies stated, his previous opponent isn't that tough.  The next would be if he wins.


It is still early for Ancajas to retire, 32 years old is still considered as a prime age for boxing, i doubt he will retire if he wins this fight, probably he will be boxing for another 3 to 5 years depending on his performance.  And most boxers don't retire as a champion so I doubt Ancajas will retire while holding the belt.

So this fight is happening this weekend. Hopefully, Jerwin can pull an upset in Japan and bring home the title. He is an underdog, but I am giving him a better chance of becoming the first champion than Raymart Gaballo, who has less experience in the quality of opponents and world title fight experience.

Jerwin already knows that Takuma has the skills but with a very low KO ratio. Jerwin has to let his hands go and take the risk so he can his big shots. Takuma meanwhile will probably try to bring the fight to the middle of the ring and we will see if Jerwin cannot force him into retreat.

I'm sure Jerwin is going to take it seriously as it's like a win or go home fight. We know Takuma has some skills since he is the champion, but if we try to analyze their past achievements, we can get a sense of whether he really has a chance or not.

I personally believe that since Jerwin was once a champion, he knows the feeling of becoming a champion, and he wants to stay at the top before retiring. We all have our speculations, and finally, in just less than a week, we are going to find out if our predictions are right. I'm all in for Jerwin, given the odds; that makes it more enticing to bet for me.

Guys, we can now see a wide market for this particular fight.
Check it out here: https://duelbits.com/sportsbook/boxing/match/46299231-Inoue-Takuma-vs-Ancajas-Jerwin

And these are my bets:

Ancajas by KO at 7.20

Draw at 15

Ancajas 1-3 rounds at x36

Ancajas 4-6 rounds at x23

He got this fight because he had more experience compared to Takuma and also he already fought some knockout artist boxers and was able to survive against them. The only thing he needs to be aware of is when he lets the judges decide the winner because that's when he will not gonna like their decision because his opponent is consistent in throwing jabs that could outscore him throughout the rounds. All he needs to do is put pressure on his opponent because it won't be long until he gonna fall against his punches. After all, this one does not have enough speed to dodge those shots.

Your pick and the odds sound very interesting, but the KO in the early rounds sounds risky too. I mean, based on Takuma's record, he has one loss but hasn't been KO'd in his career. Although Ancajas had a TKO victory over Wilner Soto in his last fight, I think Inoue is better than him. So it's a big gamble. However, if you are lucky, you'll enjoy a decent reward as that 23 times return is the lowest you can win. In addition, you'll get x7.20 since it also qualifies as a KO victory.

I like it, that's two winning bets: one is a win for Ancajas KO 4-6 rounds, and the other is for KO only. Good thing the markets are out now. I thought they'd make us wait for a while. Though the chance isn't that high, with that kind of enticing odds, I think it's worth trying since Ancajas has become an underrated boxer after losing his belt.

Thanks for letting me know, I will definitely look if the odds are listed already. We thought that they will have us to wait again, as to no offense to the fans of both fighters, but it's not as well known as other fights. But I guess with the name Inoue on it, this crypto based sports bookies will have to let the fans know early what are the odds are other options to bet.

And for backers of Ancajas, that is a huge odd, the ML is appealing, but if you take a risk winning by KO in those round range will definitely give you a big odd boost. For the fighters, I think they have unwind their trainings already and the camp are just looking for both of them to make the weight.

Very nice, you give me some idea on where to place my bets here as I want Ancajas to win or shall I say I think he can beat Takuma Inoue here. I think the round range 4-6 might be suited for Ancajas. I mean he has power in both hands, so if he can manage to touch Inoue in rounds 1-3, then he might be soften in the next coming rounds and could be taken out by 4-6.

Or if we go by KO, which is still a great pick, regardless of what rounds he got that, it's considered a upset and a huge win for those who support Jerwin to become a world champion. Just 3 days before the fight, it's more of a mental game from now.

As far as experience, I do agree that Jerwin Ancajas has the experience, he even had the belt before and defended it for many years before he outgrown that division. And so it will carry on and according to him, he is used in fighting overseas, so he don't see fighting in Japan as a big problem. And bantamweight could be a good division for him, as his body will no longer be drain at jr bantamweight and so making weight is very issue for him here. As for the strategy, they are looking for a knockout victory here. No less than Ancajas putting pressure and then knocking out the champion in his hometown. This will be their ultimate goal and we do hope that our kababayan will win here and bring it back to the country, very proud.

Clearly, the challenger here has the better experience. Per record, Takuma has only 18 fights while Jerwin has 34 fights; you can see the big disparity. Maybe aside from being the champion, Takuma is also hyped since he is the brother of Naoya, and people will be supporting him in this fight. However, I see it differently as I'm more focused on their capabilities, judging by the fighters they faced in the past, and I see Jerwin having a rough journey, so he should win this fight.

I think that's also one reason why, but I guess he was the talent as well, but obviously he is not as good as his brother. And when he won his belt, he fought against a relatively unknown fighter in Liborio Solis, who at that time has 5 losses already. So maybe as corrupt as the organization bodies, the WBA wanted Naoya's brother to become a champion as well. And with everyone is really hype that Jerwin can beat Takuma and he should take this advantage. Just 2 days from now, we will see if Jerwin will become a world champion again. And for bettors, ML is very attractive enough.

When it comes to experience then we can really say that Ancajas does have the upperhand when it comes to experience since the number of fights is really that too huge in gap which this is already an advantage.
Comparing on Takuma which having that 18 fights overall plus having that 22% KO rate then i dont see this one would really be that hard for Ancajas, but since this fight would be done in Japan,
then lets hope that there would really be those biased point system by its judges. Well, the fans or masses wont really be blind on whose the real winner.

The best thing to be done on here is to take down Takuma for sure win and there's no questions asked.  ;D
I do have doubts now when fights are held on Japan when it comes to results and outcomes of boxing matches..

The fans could be bias but the judges shouldn't.  However, if Ancajas really have that power to KO an opponent, he should go for a KO here for him to secure a victory without any controversy. It's a big fight that requires preparation, and I'm sure he's pretty much ready to bring his A game.

I have a feeling that if this goes to the judges scorecards, it will be the defending champion who will win, so he should not let that happen. Finish the fight before 12 rounds, and enjoy being the new champion, that's the kind of scenario I like to witness.

This will be tomorrow, we will certainnly what's gonna happen, and let's just hope our expectation will come into reality.

I have heard out some comments too about those non right decisions bade by referees in Japan such as this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWtwl-iF8co

Watching out the video, i did actually laugh and said to myself on what the fuck did just happen?
Blocking all the punches on guarding and the referee call its over. lol
I cant blame them on why they had such doubt.

LOL. That was unacceptable; clearly, the boxer that was punched in the gloves is not even tired. He was just laughing at the decision of the refs as he knows himself that he was cheated. However, since this fight (Jerwin Ancajas vs Takuma Inoue), I think they'll not make an obvious cheating as the world is watching, and their reputation will look bad if it would prove no one could really win in Japan unless you are Japanese.

There's nothing we can do here but to trust the judges and hope they'll make a non-biased decision. Complaints can be done, but it will take time to be decided by the body, and the fans might just forget that. All we want to see is the real winner of the fight to be declared after the actual fight. Anyway, have you guys already put your bet for this fight?

Truly unacceptable and even myself did really chuckled out on the time that the referee waved his hand.  ;D Yes, it would really be that understandable that this one wont really be happening on a fight
on which the world is watching. It would really be understandable that they wont really be making those shit decisions because it would really be something that could be gained through bashes and
lost of criticisms. In speaking about placing a bet then i have put up my bet on Ancajas to win via TKO. We are only a few hours left for this one.

If Ancajas can make an upset on this match, and if your bet is right, you can have like 6x of your base bet here. Seems that this will go the distance, and for me, I think Ancajas by decision is the possibility here, which is running at about 4.6x in odds at  stake  (https://stake.com/sports/boxing/international/international-matchups/44072979-inoue-takuma-ancajas-jerwin).

In terms of cheating, I don't think they will resort to this tactic as Japanese people are known to be honest people. And besides, it is quite easy now to publish evidences of cheating and the social media these days are like the judge of what you are doing. So for me, I won't worry the possible cheating aspect on this match.

Fight fans, here are the official weigh-in video for this fight,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAWSjmCFqSY

Although it seems that Ancajas has a problem making weight as he needs to strip naked.

I don't know what to take though base on their body language, Inoue looks weight drain by sharp but Ancajas has still some body fats but still make the weight.

Santiago vs Nakatani though might be a good fight as well to watch here.

The most important thing is that Ancajas make the weight, it might have been difficult for him. And I read comments on that video of him leaning to someone in the weigh-in. I don't think it makes any difference though. Although Ancajas looks like he just woke up and then rush to the venue to make the weigh. So the hard part is done already, now let their fist do the talking. And we will obviously support Ancajas here, odds for him at ML is already attractive and I think that is enough already to put a bet on him. Lots of great fight as well in this event, good job by the promoters.

I think that's good enough for Ancajas, before when he is in a weigh-in, you can clearly see his jaw, meaning he doesn't have enough water in his body or that he really drained himself just to make that weight.

Same could be said here, but at least he was able to make the weight and his body is not that drained as compared to Inoue. And then have a full day to rehydrate everything. I still will put my money on Jerwin Ancajas here and I'm going to take a risk with no less than a knockout victory. Odds is 6.0 for that and fight not going to distance at 4.x.

Right, everything is set now.

And good luck to those who bet already for Jerwin, all we have to do is wait for the next tomorrow night. Just remember though that this is not like in the US wherein the fight is held during weekends.

So for boxing fans around the world, just check the time zone in Japan so that we can watch it live. And as usual, we will have our friendly facebook and see who will share this fight for us that didn't buy the PPV.

When I first saw the video I was a little concerned about Ancajas he is quite drained but he looks ok even smiling at the crowd now he needs to rehydrate I hope he has the right method for rehydrating himself this is a hard fight for Ancajas his last win although a TKO is against an unknown and not to his level fighter I hope he can shrug off the memory of his two losses against Fernando Daniel Martinez that two losses are ugly and a reference for all his opponents.
I'm sure Inoue's camp will use the Fernando Daniel Martinez strategy to beat Ancajas.
I hope Jerwin will capture another title we need more Filipino champions, the Japanese are taking over the supremacy in boxing in the Asian region.

Yes, we need more champions now; it seems like Filipino champions are losing their titles slowly, but this time there's another opportunity for Ancajas to go back to being a champion. Looking at Inoue in the video shared, he looked very ready for the fight, but there's still one day for Ancajas to recover whatever he does to his body just to pass the requirements in the weigh-in. Still, my decision hasn't changed yet; I'm rooting for Ancajas to win, and I'm expecting a more impressive win, which is a KO.

Same here, nothing's changed, my bet is still on Ancajas. Between the x6 and x4 odds, I think I'll only take one, and that is Ancajas to win via KO. I'm thinking if I will bet on x4 for the fight not going to distance, I still believe that it's Ancajas that will win since Inoue doesn't have a high KO rate, so most likely it will go the distance if he will end up as the winner.

Same day in the Philippines but probably not the same time. It's not the firt time we see some fights held in Japan, so we are pretty aware about this. But for this, as per schedule, it will be at  4 a.m. ET. , and if we translate that to Philippine time, that would be at 5:00 PM or in the afternoon.
I was using this https://savvytime.com/converter/et-to-pht/feb-24-2024/4am...

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/boxing/news/takuma-inoue-vs-jerwin-ancajas-what-time-schedule/084c611c8357f65eb8397046

There are lots of streams on facebook, we will do the usual. In the Philippines, I don't know if it's possible to acquire a subscription for ESPN +.. but it's not important, as long as there are kind people who streams, everything is already solve on our end.

Tomorrow will be the fight day and one thing for sure it will be a good fight. Anyways  for this matchup ancajas is my bet not just he is a Filipino but I believe in skills and techniques that he have a chance to defeat takuma Inoue. Ancajas is one of the best fighter not just the best but one of the good example cause he is humble. He have a techniques that can make him victorious a good hand combinations with a footwork for sure victory is in him but not just easy cause takuma Inoue is a good boxer as well.

He will not become a former champion if he doesn't have the skills. Game on, we'll be witnessing this championship fight tomorrow. I think Inoue has something to worry about as he'll be facing a former champ who is known for his aggressive style. Although Takuma is a champion, he isn't a monster like Naoya, so Jerwin here can do all his business to attack the champion and try to get a win via KO.

As we enjoy watching this fight, we should also consider betting to add more spice to the action.

Thanks for the guide, there's no more reason for us to miss this fight.

Undercard has started, unfortunately, for Filipino boxing fans, Jonas Sultan lost via knockout to Riku Masuda in round 1.

Kosei Tanaka vs. Christian Bacasegua Rangel for the WBO super flyweight title next.

This a sorry loss for Jonas Sultan he just lost to an unknown guy with a record of 3-1 before the fight, this is Jonas Sultan first knockout loss of his career and it hurts considering he is on a good run he just out from a unanimous decision win against Frank Gonzales in Liverpool England and for the record, Jonas is one of the few fighters who has beaten John Riel Casimero, Jonas is a veteran of many championship fights and its very unfortunate that he lose to a guy who has only 4 fights, who can be considered new in professional boxing..

Sultan was seen shaking his head while heading to the dressing room I wonder what would be his future now because of this loss.

This was the shot that hurt Jonas It was a straight left kidney shot at the same spot Gervonta landed on Garcia

Jonas Sultan loss by a body shot (https://twitter.com/trboxing/status/1761321467780944377)

Yeah too bad for Sultan lost in round 1.
I think the main event will start around 7pm EST? This is gonna be exciting match for both fighters. As we all know Jerwin is believed to be underdog especially that he's have taken too much damage from his last 2 fights against Martinez. But there are a lot of people, including the Filipino boxing fans strongly believed that Jerwin has a shot at this match as long as he will avoid a close fight, since Japan is a home court advantage for Inoue. Some fans believed a close fight can be easily be altered in favor of their countryman.

Nobody saw this coming, Jonas is a veteran in championship fights it is very unlikely that he'll lose to a guy who is not yet a veteran in the ring having four fights in his career, but this is boxing anything can happen, a kidney punch is harder to recover than a head or chin punch because you can hardly breathe and you cannot move your body straight, a perfectly landed kidney shot will get you immobile for a few seconds.
Sultan will have a hard time climbing to the top again with this loss, he is expected to win here I even consider this a cherry-picked fight for Sultan.

That's the kind of unpredictability in boxing; he was careless and got caught up with a solid body shot, and he's done. It's currently Inoue vs. Takuma now, but I could not find a good stream that doesn't have interruptions since, from time to time, it will be stopped, and I have to find a new one. So far, Ancajas is looking good, although they are still observing each other as they are not too aggressive, but maybe after 3 rounds, we will see a real fight.

Good luck, Jerwin Ancajas!

Ancajas doesn't have good timing, and he looks tired now. Inoue is very disciplined to still keep his game plan at work; the counter-punching is working well for him, and the fight has just ended. What happened was the most unexpected, and that is Inoue won via KO, that body shot though. I think Ancajas is done here; he is not the same anymore, even a boxer that doesn't have a high KO rate has knocked him out.

Sorry for the lost bets, guys. That's gambling; at least the fight wasn't boring because Ancajas was really attacking and would always want to go for a kill, but his timing is off, and he doesn't have the power to KO the champion.

Fans were disappointed with his movement in the fight; he seemed too slow for a bantamweight fighter. He could have been knocked out earlier if Takuma was a KO artist because his defense wasn't there, and he just continued to attack but doesn't have the power to hurt the champion. This should be a big win for Takuma as he doesn't win via KO in most of his fights; in his title defense, he was able to do that. I can see that he has good training as we can see on his body that they really worked for it. He wasn't gassed and was able to maintain the quickness in the fight.


That's normal, but there's still one championship fight for our Filipino boxer, and that is Gaballo. Hopefully, he'll win so he could unify with Takuma.

In round 3 I thought Ancajas was very slow and his timing was off, Takuma Inoue may not have his brother's power but he has his brother's speed, Ancajas missed a lot of big shots Takuma is beating him and he caught Ancajas with a lot of counter punches, it was not a boring fight and anyone can go down anytime when they exchanged blows until Ancajas was hit by a kidney punch.

Two great Filipino fighters just lost because of the body punches tonight this is indeed a bad night of boxing for the Filipino boxing fans, Takuma landed a perfectly timed kidney punch and we all know once you are hit with a kidney punch it takes the oxygen out of the body, and every effort to stand is futile.

Now we only have Casimero to carry the Philippine flag in boxing, ever since Pacquiao retires in boxing there's no new prospect, it seems the great era in Philippine boxing has ended because of these two losses, another Filipino fighter remaining now is Mark Magsayo, who just scored a knock out against Avelar in his featherweight debut.
I just hope there is still good fights remaining for Ancajas this is a bad year for Filipino boxers.

Correct mate , this is boxing and each of them has a power punches and has their weaknesses ,
so once that the punch landed in their weaknesses then for sure they will feel the impact and maybe they
will not recovered like what had happened to Sultan today , he is a known veteran and a favorite actually
in this undercard but sadly things did not come His way now.

They seem to have perfected this body punch, just like Naoya Inoue. That has become a trademark, and he is the best among all boxers in Japan. So he could train other boxers with his technique so they could dominate. They are comfortable fighting in Japan, and they are destroying Filipino boxers who are dominating among Asians in the fans. The world has really changed for the Philippines and Japan in terms of boxing.


Unfortunately, Casimero is not a champion and doesn't even have a chance now to fight for a championship match-up. Inoue vs. Casimero, that's an anticipated fight, but Inoue's camp is more focused on boxers at the top of the ranking, which Casimero has failed to achieve yet.

Sultan might be too overconfident coming into the fight. His style is so predictable; all he does is just attack and pressure his opponent. Unfortunately for him, he matched up with an unknown but powerful boxer. Maybe that would give him a lesson to learn. Next time, he should be careful; everyone makes mistakes, so they need to learn from that.

This is his first loss via KO, and that is from a fighter that has 4 wins and 1 loss, but all his wins are via KO. Sultan should have respected him.

https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/1096530

Yeah, he was, and I don't blame him for that since that has been his style, and it worked for him. The timing was just good for the Japanese, so he got the victory, and sure, the fans are rejoicing since all their boxers are successful, especially Inoue, who is the defending champion. Ancajas has nothing to be ashamed of; although he lost, he had the experience to be a world champion, and for me, that's already a big success for him. We just have to be realistic here that Pacman is just one of a kind of breed as a boxer, so we can't compare the current boxers to his achievements, and it's okay to lose; that's part of the game.

That's very disappointing. I was too confident that Ancajas would be a real challenge in the bantamweight division, but it turns out the observation during the weigh-in that he looked struggling to get the right weight makes him slow, and his punches do not possess the power to hurt Inoue. He was able to land some clean shots as well, but Inoue seemed to have absorbed it all, and the champion was even very aggressive to trade punches with him.

You guys are correct; it was his timing that was very off. He can't set up the right timing to score a knockdown, and Inoue has been very consistent with his counterpunch, making Ancajas get rocked every time he moves forward to attack.

Naoya Inoue being one of the best fighters has really invigorated Japanese boxing which is having a great moment with multiple champions across several divisions. He is having a similar impact to what Pacquiao had on Filipino boxing. This card was a great showcase for these 3 Japanese fighters who defended or conquered championships in impressive fashion.

Jerwin Ancajas was once an exciting young champion with very high expectations but sadly he did not live up the hype and has had some disappointing results in recent years. He lost by knockout for the first time ever and it is looking like his days of being considered one of the top challengers may be over.

For Takouma Inoue, it would be great to see him unify against Nakatani. It’s the best fight that can be made in this division.

Im also disappointed just like the rest been saying on which timing is really that off and it is really that mind boggling considering that this man is way more experienced
that Takuma but it turns out that he is really that looks inexperience but well lets just move on into those people who had made out some bet to Ancajas.
Im really that expecting for some upset and this one but it didnt really happen and Takuma Inoue is really that good but i can say that he do lack power i should
say but good on counterpunching.

There's a little chance Ancajas will be able to win a championship again. I mean, not underestimating him, but the way he fought in that championship match looks like he wasn't preparing for it. Right now, the best choice for him is to retire early, I guess. There's no reason to stay in a division if you can't win a belt, unless you are just in it for the money, regardless of the amount. Our only chance now is for Gaballo to win and become a champion in the bantamweight division, but honestly, I feel like his opponent is even tougher than Takuma Inoue.

I really thought Ancajas had chance over Inoue because of his experience. But looking at the fight, seemed that Ancajas' camp didn't have a very good preparation for this match. I was also hoping that an upset could happen but to no avail. I don't know what's next for Ancajas but definitely, Inoue will have more opportunities on the table. He can be following the footsteps of popularity of his brother, Naoya. I am guessing the immediate family of these 2 Inoues are having their good moments in their country because they are both boxing superstars now.

You are not alone in thinking he could pull off a win against the Japanese, but it turned out he was not 100%, as he easily gassed out. The game plan wasn't working, and yet he wasn't making adjustments. It looks like he wanted to knock out Inoue, but unfortunately, his punches did not possess the power to make it happen. I'm not sure what's next for him, but hopefully, he will be given a chance again to redeem himself, and he still has the pride since he was a former champion, although not in this particular division.

Okay, then let's give him a chance, but things won't be easy for him anymore as his ranking will drop after that loss. If he wants another shot, he must be active and start winning. Who knows, if Takuma will not follow in the footsteps of his brother on moving up, they might meet again. But honestly, I'm not so optimistic about that, as opportunities don't come many times. Take Casimero, for example, he wasted his opportunity to stay a champ, and that resulted in him now being in a heavier division where not only is he not a champion, but he is still struggling to keep a good standing to be a mandatory challenger.

I was on travel I just read the news on my feeds and when I checked the highlights it was really ugly It was a very disappointing win, especially in the case of Sultan he is head and body hunting until that kidney punch landed I saw a lot of replays on that kidney punch its very painful to watch I salute Sultan for trying to stand up but a kidney punch once you get hit, you have zero chances to recover.
For these two great Filipino boxers to get back into contention they should contemplate what they need to do, like changing their coaching staff or retiring from boxing, they already earn a lot from boxing.

Really that hard to believe on that a boxer wont really be tending to step up and this is why its better not to expect for some rematch unless if its been fixed already. It would really be just that depending on the negotiation. If Takuma would really be thriving on following the footsteps of his brother then it would really be that hard to place up some fight against him. Going back into the fight results then you could really see the difference about their skills and power. Lets say that Ancajas is more that experienced but when it comes to technicality about on how they do fight then you could really see the opposite.
Seems like that most Japanese fighters now are really that eating up those Filipino boxers.  8)

A rematch? I don't think it's necessary for that. Ancajas looked easily beaten by the champion, so he doesn't deserve to get a rematch. He has to go back to the start and formulate a strategy to start winning. Probably, next time he becomes a mandatory challenger, he would have something more special to offer, not the way he fought as we all witnessed. Going into the fight, I think we were all hyped up since finally, we had a Filipino challenger who could possibly become a champion, but it turned out to be a disappointment.


I'd say he has the quickness, though moving up might affect his speed. As I've observed, he is not a heavy hitter, so he might struggle against a heavier boxer. However, it's very clear that moving up is not in the mind of Takuma yet. What he wants is to become an undisputed champion in the current division. So, we might see more fights from him, and I'm not sure if he'll successfully defend his belt in all of his upcoming fights.

Yes, it was truly a disappointment since tons of fellow filipino fans are really anticipating for some upset or becoming a champion but thats truly a sure defeat even just on looking in the earlier rounds.
You would really be able to see that Ancajas had some stamina problems later in 6th round as i have observed.  Even with that undercard fight which ended up on having that 1st round knockout. lol
Arent they prepared for such tough fight or really just that Jap fighters are strong now agaisnt Filipino fighters?

Actually we cannot just easily look at the record because what we are seeing is the professional
records in which some boxers are great in their Non Pro boxing , look at Manny Pacquiao  when he started
 His Pro career, people did not give big calls in Him but eventually he had proven his skills  and about SUltan ,
maybe he is confident or just not that much against His opponent.

Yeah, you can already tell who's gonna win most likely during the early rounds and that is Inoue. As we all can see, Ancajas had a huge difference against Inoue but in a negative way. Just like what you said, he doesn't have enough stamina, that could be the major reason why Inoue was going for more body shots as he knows Ancajas will probably going to gas out a bit faster if he keeps hitting the body. Also, Ancajas is evidently lacking of footwork and movements, he has been so flat footed the whole fight.
During the interview, he said he gave it all he can to win the fight, but I didn't buy it. Clearly he lacks a lot in preparations. Well, if he can't come back stronger the next match, I'm afraid this could be the beginning of the end of his career. Just like what he said in the interview, never in his entire career he's been hit and hurt like hell with a body shot. That's not a good indication though. I mean he's just 32, he still has a few more years to compete.
A rematch would be worthy if Ancajas will work harder in the next fight.

Yes, anyone who's going to be hit on the liver, hard to recover from that. There have fans who criticized Ryan Garcia when he was not able to recover from the body shots from Gervonta Davis. He took a knee back then but was not able to get back. And just look at the expression of Jerwin Ancajas one he felt the effect, it was delayed but usually it really hurts that you can't go and able to recover from that in just 10 counts. So unfortunately for us who supported both Sultan and Ancajas, it's a cringe to see them getting knockout and lost in this way. They might have to go back to the Philippines and regroup again, their division is very though as the Japanese is taking over the lower weight class from the Filipinos in this era.

Yes, Nakatani beat Santiago Alexandro Santiago for the WBC version of the bantamweight and we are now seeing two Japanese as champion. So it will be amazing to see Nakatani vs Inoue for the unification. I think there is some rivalry going on between the two so it will be good if the Japanese boxing commission will let their two champions in the bantamweight go at it.

For Ancajas, losing for the third time in his last four fights. Ancajas faces a tough road back if he’s to become a champion again. But I'm not seeing any progress for him in the current division. A lot of great boxers as well are into this weight class, so I don't know how he can come back from his first knockout lost.

Filipino fans got disappointed since they didn't expect that this will be the result to show up and both great fighters got defeatedvia K.O then hard for some people to accept that it seems Philippines is losing a quality champions and it seems boxing is been dominated by Japanese fighters.

Maybe there's something on their practice that been change or evolve or maybe its the discipline they apply that's why they became more better than Filipino fighters but there's still a lot of time to do comeback so maybe Ancajas and Sultan should practice to get more better also picked up their selves then get a huge win on their next fight.

Just looking up on some comments on social media that that wasnt totally an Ancajas kind of fight on which they do assume that they had been bought or they've been bribed for them to give the win for Inoue.
Some do tell that the knockdown wasnt totally on the bodyblow or shot but due to shortness of breath as it seems that Ancajas turns out to be having some stamina problems on which we know
or something that too obvious. Just like on what said that there would really be no rematch into this. There's no way that it would be contested out. I cant really just that avoid not to think
about those people or fans been saying which i do have in mind that it is really that probable.

Surely, they were caught by surprise and they were knocked out by the Japanese easily because they didn't expect that they now have some crazy boxing skills and people saying that this is the Japanese Era of boxing where champions are not from the Philippines anymore. well, this is so true and with the high enthusiasm for boxing sports, they have improved a lot since then and they are now making history in the group along with their main star 2x Unified champion Naoya Inoue.

I do agree, I read after that big win by Inoue that they call it the golden age of Japanese boxing again because they have a lot of boxers, the Inoue brothers and then Nakatani and even more. And they are defeating their rivals in Asia which is the Filipino.

There were times as far as I can remember, with the likes of Dodie Boy Penalosa fighting Japanese and so is Nonito Donaire.

But this time, the Japanese is winning not just in Asia but in big stage. Hopefully if they try to go out and let's say face a American boxer, it will be in the US and not just in Japan to really say that they are indeed great boxers, in my opinion.

I'm gonna lock the topic for good. Thanks for those who have commented boxing fans.  ;D

We didn't see the results that we wanted for our Pinoy Pride, but we should move forward.

We have seen the results already,

Takuma Inoue KO Jerwin Ancajas
Junto Nakatani stopped Alexandro Santiago
Riku Masuda KO Jonas Sultan