Or he should go up in weight, for me his lost has something to do with him can't make the weight in his division. He might be weight drain during his first fight. Well there could be trilogy, but I'm not going to be interested on it. Maybe Ioka next, but if he has problems making the weight then for sure he might lost again.
Hopefully, he can win this fight, just enough to get his belt back and his confidence. Because the way he was beaten, it looks like Martinez is the champion that time because of his performance.
That sound logical. If a boxer is having difficulty to meet the weight requirement then he must move up. This reminds me of Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao had his first two losses because of having difficulty in meeting the required weight limit.
Pacquiao's weight increased from 106 to 113 pounds before losing in his twelfth bout against Rustico Torrecampo via third-round knockout. He was caught with a looping left hand flush on the chin which he couldn't get up from. Pacquiao failed to make the required weight, so he was forced to use heavier gloves than Torrecampo, thereby putting him at a disadvantage.[35]
However, Pacquiao lost the lineal title in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat, also known as Medgoen 3K Battery, via third-round knockout. The bout was held in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Singsurat got Pacquiao on the ropes and landed a flush straight right to the body, coiling Pacquiao over and keeping him there. Prior to the fight, Pacquiao lost the WBC title at the scales as he surpassed the weight limit of 112 pounds.
Boxers need to be conditioned before fighting but if they think they will fail to meet the weight, they will do more exhausting activities that will greatly affect their fight.