Japan has misplaced yet one more year-end title combat, as WBA tremendous flyweight champion Fernando Martinez’s supervisor introduced that his cost is out of tomorrow’s rematch with Kazuto Ioka resulting from influenza.
Although unwelcome, the information isn’t notably stunning. “Pumita” (17-0, 9 KO) cancelled all of his media obligations in the previous couple of days resulting from a 100-degree fever, and whereas I’m certain he did every part in his energy to make it to combat evening, Ioka (31-3-1, 16 KO) isn’t somebody to face when your individual physique is rebelling.
It’s been a tough month for Japan’s suite of champions; a minimize to Sam Goodman pushed his conflict with Naoya Inoue to January, after which Yoshiki Takei withdrew from the co-feature after injuring his shoulder. As Twitter’s Tokkeru factors out, it’s additionally one other blow to a fractured tremendous flyweight division that simply noticed Willibaldo Garcia and Rene Calixto fail to crown an IBF champion.
We’ll let you realize when and in the event that they put this one again collectively.
