Flu causes Martinez to abruptly withdraw from title defense
Flu causes Martinez to abruptly withdraw from title defense
Source: WBA
31/12/2024
Source: WBA
31/12/2024
The WBA super flyweight title fight between Fernando Martinez and Kazuto Ioka, which was scheduled to take place on December 31st in Japan, has been cancelled due to health problems of the Argentinean champion, according to his team at a press conference on Monday in Tokyo, Japan. Martinez's manager, Rodrigo Calabrese, explained that since December 25th, Martinez had been running a fever and was later diagnosed with the flu not and would not be able to recover for the fight. Since he was not able to give his 100%, his tram decided the rematch against Ioka and the fight will not take place. The evening will go ahead with the rest of the fights originally scheduled.