Ancajas vs Martinez

Who won Ancajas vs Martinez?

Fernando Martinez beat Jerwin Ancajas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 26th, 2022, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 118-110, 118-110 in favor of winner Fernando Martinez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Colbert losing to Hector Luis Garcia. Also on the undercard Gary Antuanne Russell beat Viktor Postol.

Ancajas vs Martinez stats

Back in February 2022, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Fernando Martinez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ancajas had a slight advantage in power over Martinez, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Martinez's 62%.

Jerwin Ancajas was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Ancajas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Fernando Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 147 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Martinez's 115.

Fernando Martinez was ranked number 11 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ancajas vs Martinez form

Ancajas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jonathan Javier Rodriguez on April 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Miguel Gonzalez on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryuichi Funai on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Alejandro Santiago on September 28, 2018, by split draw in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Oracle Arena, California.

He had beaten Jonas Sultan on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Selland Arena, Fresno, California.

Activity check

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Martinez?

Ancajas vs Martinez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Martinez?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Fernando Martinez made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.