Ioka vs Martinez

Who won Ioka vs Martinez?

Fernando Martinez beat Kazuto Ioka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, July 7th, 2024, at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 120-108, 116-112 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 unified super flyweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

Martinez was defending his his WBA World Super Flyweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Kazuto Ioka in July 2024. He had held this belt for 9 months and 17 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Noolae vs Tsutsumi.

Ioka vs Martinez stats

Back in July 2024, Kazuto Ioka stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Fernando Martinez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws.

Kazuto Ioka was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Ioka had a height advantage of 2 inches over Martinez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Kazuto Ioka and Fernando Martinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ioka was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Martinez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 216 more professional rounds, totaling 331 compared to Martinez's 115.

Ioka vs Martinez form

Ioka had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josber Perez on December 31, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had won against Joshua Franco on June 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Joshua Franco on December 31, 2022, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Flyweight and WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, he had beaten Donnie Nietes on July 13, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

He had defeated Ryoji Fukunaga on December 31, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Martinez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.7 rounds on average.

What time did Ioka vs Martinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ioka vs Martinez?

Kazuto Ioka was a 3/5 (-170) favorite going into the contest, while Fernando Martinez made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+110) with oddsmakers.