Fernando Martinez-Kazuto Ioka 2: Best Bets Revealed

2024 is coming to an end and we have many memorable bouts to look back on including Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury x2 and Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s destructive win against Juan Francisco Estrada. On December 31 we have one more intriguing fight left in 2024 as Fernando Martinez defends his WBA super flyweight crown in an immediate rematch against Kazuto Ioka at the Ota-City General Gymnasium. Dan Rafael and TJ Rives have appeared on the Bet US boxing show to offer their boxing best bets for the upcoming world title clash.

Boxing Best Bets: Insights for Martinez vs. Ioka 2

Boxing Best Bets: Key Odds and Predictions for Martinez vs. Ioka 2

The first fight between the two, on July 7, saw Martinez win by unanimous decision (120-108, 117-111 and 116-112). The win saw the Argentine add the WBA title to his existing IBF crown. As reported by BoxingScene, the Buenos Aires native decided to relinquish his IBF title to pursue a rematch with Ioka with the WBA belt still available for this rematch.

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On the Bet US show, Rafael and Rives revealed their picks for this intriguing rematch, with Rafael selecting Martinez by decision at -150. He also revealed a second pick for the fight, selecting Martinez/Ioka over 10.5 rounds at -600. TJ believes Ioka will get his WBA crown back picking the Japanese fighter on Moneyline at +260.

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Martinez vs. Ioka 2 Full Fight Card

• Fernando Martinez vs. Kazuto Ioka; For Martinez’s WBA super flyweight title
• Hayato Tsutsumi vs.Rene Alvarado; super featherweight
• Joe Shiraishi vs. Tsuyoshi Sato; super flyweight
• Masato Shinoda vs. Kenshin Oshima; featherweight
• Hanyun Wu vs. Yoshimitsu Kimura; lightweight
• Areji Kato vs. Masahiro Suzuki; lightweight
• Mao Tameda vs. Tsukuru Midorikawa; middleweight
• Sora Takahashi vs. Hayato Aiko; featherweight
• Masahiro Nakata vs. Yuki Yamashiro; super bantamweight