Fernando ‘Puma’ Martinez and Kazuto Ioka are ready to run it back.
A rematch to one of the year’s best fights is fully in play, as confirmed by Martinez’s team. The defending WBA/IBF junior bantamweight titlist is once again set to hit the road, as their bout will take place on Dec. 31 in Tokyo, Japan.
Argentina’s Martinez claimed a twelve-round, unanimous decision over Ioka in their terrific July 7 unification bout at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo. The final scores—116-112, 117-111 and...