Boxing media leave OUT IBO recognitions. Get in on the latest boxing conversations in our Forum and comment on articles. I want to inspire Filipino boxers by winning back the championship, Ancajas said. On the day of the fight, Ancajas will be 26 years and 8 months old. .w-100 { With the defeat, Ancajas dropped to a 33-2-2 (win-loss-draw) record with 22 knockouts and ended his six-year reign as the IBF world super flyweight king. This marks Ancajas' 10th straight title defense since bagging the IBF belt in September 2016 in the Philippines against Puerto Rican opponent McJoe Arroyo. MANILA, Philippines Jerwin Ancajas (33-3, 22 KOs) lost steam late against Argentina's Fernando Martinez (15-0, 8 KOs) as the latter defended the IBF junior bantamweight belt via unanimous decision in their anticipated rematch at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California on Saturday (Sunday, Manila time). Ancajas will have the reach and height advantage in this match. In the championship rounds, Martinez stayed on the attack and later slipped, drawing the Filipino contingency off their seats but the two fighters continued to trade. Ancajas and Martinez both scaled at 114.5 lbs and exchanged pleasantries during the weigh-in ahead of their championship bout. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Martinez UD-12. Plus, the way Ancajas committed to going to 118 before backtracking has me concerned. DO NOT color distinguish anything IBO. Jerwin Ancajas previously stated he was moving to bantamweight rather than pursuing the rematch. [CDATA[/* >