[Boxing]: Ancajas vs Martinez - Feb 26, 2022

[Baofeng]

https://sports.inquirer.net/442761/jerwin-ancajas-set-for-new-years-eve-unification-vs-kazuto-ioka-in-tokyo

It's now official Philippines Jerwin Ancajas will fight Japanese Kazuto Ioka for unification of their IBF and WBO crown.

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

[Jating]

This will be a difficult and an even match between the two.

Both are champions, Ancajas the more experienced as he has defended his belt many times. But then again, we known the history between Japanese fighters and Filipinos, they have a history so. this will be close match for me. And Ancajas didn't look good at his last fight against Rodriguez so hopefully he will bounce back with a solid performance here.

[Yaunfitda]

I think this is big fight for Jerwin and soon maybe we can see a unified champion in this division. The other belt is being held by Juan Francisco Estrada, the WBA/WBC.

So if ever Jerwin win this fight, we might see a unification bout with Estrada next year and this will be huge. We all know that Estrada is a very though fighter as well, just concluded his match with Chocolatito and it is a war. So hopefully a Ancajas vs Estrada could be made and this is the fight that I wanted to see.

[cabron]

Defended his belt 10 times, that's a badass fighter. He is got to be one of a kind. I have not seen any of them fight but I might just watch on youtube. He looks small compare to the Japanese. If he had defended himself I guess the guy has a ton to show.

I think this is big fight for Jerwin and soon maybe we can see a unified champion in this division. The other belt is being held by Juan Francisco Estrada, the WBA/WBC.

So if ever Jerwin win this fight, we might see a unification bout with Estrada next year and this will be huge. We all know that Estrada is a very though fighter as well, just concluded his match with Chocolatito and it is a war. So hopefully a Ancajas vs Estrada could be made and this is the fight that I wanted to see.

So there has to be unification again after this Ioka fight.  A unification fight like a champ vs a champ is very challenging for both since they are experienced compared to just challengers. It's not listed yet on bookies.

[robelneo]

Ioka is made for Ancajas style, Ancajas is a counter puncher with a lot of variation of punches, he loves to slug it out and loves his opponent to always makes a move and move forward, I checked Ioka's loss to Nietes and he needs to improve on his style if he is going to face a technical fighter like Ancajas, I have Ancajas winning here by a decision or even by knock out in the later rounds.

[bisdak40]

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

After so many years months, we finally can see Jerwin Ancajas fight again in the ring. It's just frustrating to note that sean Gibbons seems to be having a hard time securing a fight for Pretty Boy Ancajas. Talent-wise, he is the next big thing in the Philippines in boxing I think but the inactivity is somewhat pulling the champ down but the good thing with him is that he doesn't say anything about his situation in social media, unlike Casimero.

[aioc]

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

After so many years months, we finally can see Jerwin Ancajas fight again in the ring. It's just frustrating to note that sean Gibbons seems to be having a hard time securing a fight for Pretty Boy Ancajas. Talent-wise, he is the next big thing in the Philippines in boxing I think but the inactivity is somewhat pulling the champ down but the good thing with him is that he doesn't say anything about his situation in social media, unlike Casimero.

He is already big in the Philippines but not in the world, and this fight will bring him to another step to become popular in the world boxing community, Ioka is not a great technical fighter nor a hard puncher so definitely Ancajas has an edge over Ioka, Ioka loves to engage so Ancajas will not have a hard time finding his range and since he is a counter puncher he'll score a lot here, if Ancajas can paly his game right he'll add another belt to his name.

[Kelvinid]

Another exciting fight to watch for. This should be a good challenge for Ancajas as although he has a better record, but Kazuto Ioka's 27 wins record is also good, it means he has the experience in boxing and he can give Ancajas a problem in this fight. Waiting for the betting odds, so we have an idea of who will be listed as the favorite to win.

[AicecreaME]

This will be a very close fight in my opinion. Jerwin Ancajas has a total of 36 bouts while Kazuto has only 29 bouts, but Kazuto has more K.O wins than Jerwin Ancajas. So it will be hard to know who is gonna win this fight, this would be tricky to bet. But as a filipino, I would support and bet for Jerwin Ancajas since many filipino boxers are strong in the ring even though they are already struggling because of the damage they've taken.

[Kemarit]

Ioka is made for Ancajas style, Ancajas is a counter puncher with a lot of variation of punches, he loves to slug it out and loves his opponent to always makes a move and move forward, I checked Ioka's loss to Nietes and he needs to improve on his style if he is going to face a technical fighter like Ancajas, I have Ancajas winning here by a decision or even by knock out in the later rounds.

Yes, I think, it seems that this is a good stylistic match up between the two and I see Ancajas winning this fight maybe by knock out. Ioka might be very aggressive, but Jerwin has the counter and has power in both hands. So it will be slug fest as Ioka wanted to impress his Japanese fans too.

So same as what you see, Ancajas by knock out of decision in a war.

@bisdak40 - maybe it's time for Ancajas to sign with Probelleum, don't you think? So that he will get exposure as Sean Gibbons is having a hard time securing a fight for all this Filipino boxers.

[Baofeng]

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

After so many years months, we finally can see Jerwin Ancajas fight again in the ring. It's just frustrating to note that sean Gibbons seems to be having a hard time securing a fight for Pretty Boy Ancajas. Talent-wise, he is the next big thing in the Philippines in boxing I think but the inactivity is somewhat pulling the champ down but the good thing with him is that he doesn't say anything about his situation in social media, unlike Casimero.

Him and Donnie Nietes are the most underrated Filipino champion we have right now. It's either Sean Gibbons is not doing his job as MP promotions or Filipinos are being low-ball in the boxing industries. I do hope that his inactivity and ring rush will not affect him that much because he is facing a very dangerous opponent here. This fight has been in talks since October if I'm not mistaken so pretty much Ancajas though is ready and has been mentally preparing for this fight for a long time.

[Natalim]

The fans will be able to watch this as it's on the day before the new year where we are busy preparing for the celebration. I'm not familiar with Ioka but based on his record, his experience would also be enough to give Ancajas a tough challenge, so this should be an exciting fight.

Last fight against Rodriguez, he is -800 in the betting sites, not sure if he is still the favorites to win in this fight.
https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/2021/04/10/jerwin-ancajas-vs-jonathan-javier-rodriguez-fight-odds-picks-and-prediction/

[Oasisman]

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

After so many years months, we finally can see Jerwin Ancajas fight again in the ring. It's just frustrating to note that sean Gibbons seems to be having a hard time securing a fight for Pretty Boy Ancajas. Talent-wise, he is the next big thing in the Philippines in boxing I think but the inactivity is somewhat pulling the champ down but the good thing with him is that he doesn't say anything about his situation in social media, unlike Casimero.

Him and Donnie Nietes are the most underrated Filipino champion we have right now. It's either Sean Gibbons is not doing his job as MP promotions or Filipinos are being low-ball in the boxing industries. I do hope that his inactivity and ring rush will not affect him that much because he is facing a very dangerous opponent here. This fight has been in talks since October if I'm not mistaken so pretty much Ancajas though is ready and has been mentally preparing for this fight for a long time.

I kinda agree on this one. Ancajas has always been so underrated even in the Philippines. I think both the promotion and the Filipinos in general was the root cause why Ancajas became underrated.
I though Ancajas will fight he's next rumoured opponent Estrada. Because that's what the fans loves to see.
That Rodriguez fight was a slugfest, but I think an Estrada fight going against Ancajas would be a much better match.

I have no idea who this Japanese guy is, but I hope he's really good that will potentially gives the fans a helluvah fight.

[Kemarit]

Both are champions, Ancajas the more experienced as he has defended his belt many times. But then again, we known the history between Japanese fighters and Filipinos, they have a history so. this will be close match for me.

Yeah, the Penalosa brothers (Dodie and Jerry) comes to my mind when seeing Filipinos and Japanese war inside the ring.

And Ancajas didn't look good at his last fight against Rodriguez so hopefully he will bounce back with a solid performance here.

But he still won and defended his title. Maybe it was due to the pandemic or inactivity and ring rust, but the good thing is that he was able to overwhelm Rodriguez late. But against the Japanese, he shouldn't have mental lapses early and should attack him and not give Ioka his comfort zone in this fight.

[fortunecrypto]

https://sports.inquirer.net/442761/jerwin-ancajas-set-for-new-years-eve-unification-vs-kazuto-ioka-in-tokyo

It's now official Philippines Jerwin Ancajas will fight Japanese Kazuto Ioka for unification of their IBF and WBO crown.

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

Ancajas will be fighting a champion who is on the run to win titles

The Japanese slugger has won five titles in four weight classes and holds a 21-2 record in World championship fights.

only loss is against Donnie Nietes and it was a very close fight, Ancajas should come here very prepared because Ioka is a worthy opponent and he is backed by his hometown, another motivation for him.
I have seen Ancajas fought and he is a fighter who always brings excitement in every fight and since Ioka is a slugger who loves to come forward, this is going to be a very exciting match, I'll go for Ancajas to win and unite the title.

[chaser15]

Another Pinoy pride is on the line. There are lots of good boxing matches involving PH boxers we will be able to expect.

Ancajas name will be on the high stage again if he managed to get the WBO crown of his opponent. But same as him, if the Japanese fighter also did the same and snatch Ancajas IBF crown, he will have his name too on the high stage.

Both are equal in strength based on the tale of the tape. I wonder who will be the Favorite to win the match.

[Lanatsa]

This will be a difficult and an even match between the two.

Both are champions, Ancajas the more experienced as he has defended his belt many times. But then again, we known the history between Japanese fighters and Filipinos, they have a history so. this will be close match for me. And Ancajas didn't look good at his last fight against Rodriguez so hopefully he will bounce back with a solid performance here.

Might not really looks good but at least he do able to defend his title which matter the most and you are right somehow on the sense that he should make his performance even more better for him to retain and maintain his position on the top.

He shouldn't really be that confident on taking lightly on Japanese fighters yet I do have the same observation that this one would be a close fight.

Seems like Lots of Filipino boxers are having some number of fights of this year.

[TravelMug]

Another Pinoy pride is on the line. There are lots of good boxing matches involving PH boxers we will be able to expect.

Ancajas name will be on the high stage again if he managed to get the WBO crown of his opponent. But same as him, if the Japanese fighter also did the same and snatch Ancajas IBF crown, he will have his name too on the high stage.

Both are equal in strength based on the tale of the tape. I wonder who will be the Favorite to win the match.

More likely Ancajas will be the favourite over the Japanese here with the his string of defenses. I can't believed that he was able to defend that belt 10 times already. That's already an accomplished in my opinion.

But he needs to chase more and by beating  Ioka he could really set up himself for the biggest payday against Estrada. If Estrada doesn't want a unification, then there is Chocolatito or Cuadras.

[rhomelmabini]

It's likely an even match for both fighters if we consider the stats. Well, I'm rooting for my fellow countrymen, that shouldn't be bias afaik.

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

After so many years months, we finally can see Jerwin Ancajas fight again in the ring. It's just frustrating to note that sean Gibbons seems to be having a hard time securing a fight for Pretty Boy Ancajas. Talent-wise, he is the next big thing in the Philippines in boxing I think but the inactivity is somewhat pulling the champ down but the good thing with him is that he doesn't say anything about his situation in social media, unlike Casimero.

Him and Donnie Nietes are the most underrated Filipino champion we have right now. It's either Sean Gibbons is not doing his job as MP promotions or Filipinos are being low-ball in the boxing industries. I do hope that his inactivity and ring rush will not affect him that much because he is facing a very dangerous opponent here. This fight has been in talks since October if I'm not mistaken so pretty much Ancajas though is ready and has been mentally preparing for this fight for a long time.

I kinda agree on this one. Ancajas has always been so underrated even in the Philippines. I think both the promotion and the Filipinos in general was the root cause why Ancajas became underrated.
I though Ancajas will fight he's next rumoured opponent Estrada. Because that's what the fans loves to see.
That Rodriguez fight was a slugfest, but I think an Estrada fight going against Ancajas would be a much better match.

I have no idea who this Japanese guy is, but I hope he's really good that will potentially gives the fans a helluvah fight.

He's sorta kind of a fellow to be low key but he got that tremendous power to be honest and that 10th title defense isn't to be taken lightly, he's likely to defend what should be to him. Ioka will surely have a difficulty to prove those knockouts number he has. This isn't just to burst the bubble rooting for Ioka but I guess the odds is on Ancajas.

[Botnake]

I'm not sure who would win here but I think I will go for Ancajas to win.

A Filipino fighter always has the blood of a real warrior, so whoever is promoting Ancajas, I still think he will get this win and I consider this a big fight for him since the record Ioka is good, in fact, I only see a little advantage of Ancajas here so he needs to train hard and be careful when in the ring.