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Boxing: Ioka's New Year's Eve bout canceled as flu hits Martinez
MAINICHI
| Desember 30, 2024
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kazuto Ioka's New Year's Eve title rematch against WBA super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez has been canceled after the Argentine developed influenza, Ioka's Shisei gym said Monday.
The South American boxer requested the cancellation just before the weigh-in the same day. He is expected to retain his world title as the fight was called off due to the illness.
"It's the first time that my match has been canceled like this," the 35-year-old Ioka, who has won world titles in four weight classes, told a press conference in Tokyo.
"It's difficult to accept. I have no choice but to look forward."
The two sides will try to reschedule their bout for the spring.
Martinez scrapped a public training session last Thursday and was unable to attend a signing ceremony on Sunday because of the illness.
In July, Martinez defeated Ioka by unanimous decision in their WBA-IBF unification match in Tokyo.
The undefeated Martinez reportedly relinquished his IBF belt after declining a mandatory title defense in favor of the rematch with Ioka.
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