Martinez vs Ioka II

Who won Martinez vs Ioka II?

Fernando Martinez beat Kazuto Ioka by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, May 11th, 2025, at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 117-110, 114-113 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 WBA super flyweight championship of the world.

Martinez was making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Super Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Kazuto Ioka in July 2024. He had held this belt for 10 months and 18 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Tsutsumi vs Arboleda.

Martinez vs Ioka II stats

Fernando Martinez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Kazuto Ioka made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Fernando Martinez was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

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

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

Martinez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 4 months later than Ioka, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 216 fewer professional rounds, totaling 127 compared to Ioka's 343.

Kazuto Ioka was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 115lb division.

Martinez vs Ioka II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Fernando Martinez on July 7, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight and IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Franco on June 24, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Donnie Nietes on July 13, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

Martinez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

Ioka's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Martinez vs Ioka II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Martinez vs Ioka II?

Fernando Martinez was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Kazuto Ioka made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.