On February 26, 2022, Jerwin Ancajas (33-1-2, 22 KOs), the super-flyweight IBF champion, defends his title against the reigning WBA super-flyweight champion Fernando Martínez (13-0, 8 KOs).
Jerwin Ancajas is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jonathan Javier Rodriguez, 10 months and 16 days ago. Fernando Martínez is on a 13-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Gonzalo Garcia Duran, 6 months and 13 days ago.
Although the odds are slightly in favor of Jerwin Ancajas at 52.8-47.2, it would be fair to consider this a 50-50 fight. Ancajas has a slightly better chance of winning, but Martínez could also certainly pull it off.
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.