On February 24, 2024, a 32-year-old Jerwin Ancajas (33-3-2, 22 KOs) got a shot at the bantamweight WBA title held by 28-year-old Japanese boxer Takuma Inoue (18-1, 4 KOs).
Ancajas came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 4 months, and 16 days. Inoue was on a 5-fight win streak with a 21% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 10 months and 16 days.
Takuma Inoue stopped Jerwin Ancajas via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA bantamweight title. Inoue improves his record to 19-1 (5 KOs), while Ancajas adds a loss to his record at 33-4-2.
On October 8, 2022, Jerwin Ancajas and Fernando Martínez met again in an immediate rematch.
Ancajas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 12 days. Martínez was on a 14-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
Fernando Martínez defeated Jerwin Ancajas via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF super-flyweight title. Martínez improves his record to 15-0, while Ancajas adds a loss to his record at 33-3-2.
On February 26, 2022, the 30-year-old IBF super-flyweight world champion, Jerwin Ancajas (33-1-2, 22 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Argentinian boxer Fernando Martínez (13-0, 8 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Ancajas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 16 days. Martínez was on a 13-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Fernando Martínez defeated Jerwin Ancajas via unanimous decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Martínez improves his record to 14-0, while Ancajas adds a loss to his record at 33-2-2.
On March 17, 2012, a 20-year-old Jerwin Ancajas (13-0-1, 5 KOs) and Mark Anthony Geraldo met in the ring in a super-flyweight bout.
Ancajas came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 23 days.
Jerwin Ancajas lost to Mark Anthony Geraldo via majority decision in the 10-round super-flyweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 13-1-1.