Fernando Martinez vs Kazuto Ioka 2 official for NYE

Hayato Tsutsumi also sees action against Rene Alvarado

As expected, WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez and former titlist Kazuto Ioka will run it back on New Year’s Eve at Tokyo’s Ota-City Gymnasium.

Martinez (17-0, 9 KO) took a competitive decision over four-division champ Ioka (31-3-1, 16 KO) when they met in July, building up an early lead and fending off a late charge to retain the IBF belt and take Ioka’s WBA. His punishing, high-volume style seems like more than Ioka can handle at his age...