After a successful debut in the super bantamweight division that saw him score a fifth round knockout of Colombian Wilner Soto, World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue could be the next target for former junior bantamweight Filipino champion Jerwin Ancajas.
Even before Ancajas' bout against Soto, a potential fight against Inoue, brother of former WBA, World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation bantamweight titlist Naoya, is already being worked out. Naoya has relinquished his titles to move up to the super bantamweight class.With Ancajas' stoppage of Soto, talks of the potential fight have gotten stronger and Ancajas' camp is just waiting for the fight contract, according to multiple reports.
The pride of Panabo, Davao del Norte has defended the junior bantamweight crown multiple times before conceding it to Argentine Fernando Martinez in February last year. He also lost in the rematch eight months later.Clinical in new weight classBack-to-back losses to Martinez ultimately prompted Ancajas to move up to super bantamweight and safe to say, he's comfortable at the 118 to 122-pound division.
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