This week’s schedule:
The fight to watch: Fernando Martinez-Kazuto Ioka.
Odds: Martinez - 300, Ioka +210, per FanDuel
Date: Tuesday, January 31, Tokyo, Japan
How to watch: No U.S. distribution at this time.
A rematch between two of the best junior bantamweights that no one talks about. Martinez beat Ioka in July. Now they will fight again for Martinez’s WBA title. It feels like Ioka, a Japanese boxing legend, who never gotten any credit, might be at the end, but he also has a history of pulling these types of fights off.
Undercard notes:
Hayato Tsutsumi vs. Rene Alvarado
Tsutsumi is the co-feature of this event. He turned pro in eight round fights, jumped to 12-rounder in his third fight and after two fights scheduled for 10 rounds will fight a former belt holder in his sixth pro fight.
Other notable bouts…
Felix Alvarado vs. Tobias Reyes
Alvarado, a former belt holder will fight in an IBF flyweight eliminator in his home country of Nicaragua.
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