The MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas witnessed The Tank’s great victory to extend his undefeated record to 30 fights and maintain, once again, the World Boxing Association lightweight title.
Gervonta Davis won by knockout Frank Martin in the wake fight of the PBC evening in the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. This way, tank managed to defend his World Boxing Association lightweight title (AMB) just the weekend before Juneteenth (June 19), known as the Second Independence Daywhere the freedom of enslaved people in the United States is celebrated after the end of the Civil War. I relived the best of combat.
Although in the first round Davis seemed very calm against an opponent who seemed to go all out, everything quickly turned around. In the third round, the Baltimore native cornered Martin, showing clear power.
Meanwhile, in the next period Gervonta’s blows managed to shake the Michigan player, who in this instance was already very slow and the only thing he seemed to do was hold on. The sixth and seventh round already predicted that the fight would not be completed.
So it was that with a bomb to the face he left Frank Martin without reaction and with his right hand he finished sending him to the canvas with an impressive knockout that caused a fury among the audience at the venue.
01:15
Davis knockout and victory
The American ended the fight early to defend his title.
01:09
The seventh round ended
Davis was once again the protagonist of the assault with left kicks that made Martin tremble, who nevertheless held on.
01:06
The sixth round ended
Gervonta keeps coming and after a hard blow to the face he managed to make Martin step back to prevent another good hand from sending him to the canvas.
01:04
The fifth round ended
Davis comes out wanting to win early, but his rival does not want to be left behind and the fight becomes even.
01:02
The fourth round ended
Frank Martin shook Gervonta with a cross right to the face, but Davis is not far behind and also hits.
00:56
The third round ended
Davis won by cornering Martin in a corner with good hooks.
00:51
The second round ended
Although Martin threw good punches, Davis managed to defend himself and landed blows at the end of the round that made him prevail.
00:46
The first round ended
Frank Martin started stronger against an opponent who seems calm.
00:42
The fight started
It already started in the first round between Davis and Martin.
00:38
Gervonta Davis makes her stellar entrance
Both boxers are ready in the ring
00:35
Frank Martin is already in the ring
The American made his entrance and is ready for combat
00:26
In moments the star fight of the night will begin
Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin finalize details to go on stage.
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How Gervonta Davis arrives
Davis arrives at the fight to confirm that he is one of the best pound for pound of the moment. With a brutal undefeated record of 29 fights won, 27 by KO, he wants to continue his path to being undisputed among lightweights. Tank is coming off a solid victory by TKO 7, in a total demonstration of his thoughtful and withering boxing, against Ryan García, in a catchweight fight at 136 pounds. Before Martin it will be the fourth time that he displays his crown.
Tank is coming off another fight, in court. The Baltimore native had to appear, after the fight against García, in court for a car hit that occurred in 2020. He pleaded guilty to 4 counts of traffic violations and was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest. He did not respect the terms imposed by the judge and spent the rest of his sentence in prison.
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How Frank Martin arrives
Martin has the most important fight of his career ahead of him. He will be facing one of the best boxers of the moment, with an immaculate record, there will be a title at stake and he will expose his own undefeated title. The Detroit fighter has 12 KOs in 18 fights and is undefeated. He still has no big-name fighters under his belt and has just won the last two fights by unanimous decision; In December 2022 he defeated Michel Rivera and beat Artem Harutyunyan in July 2023, both fights at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
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The complete card of Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin
- Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin, for the WBA lightweight title
- David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk, for the WBC interim light heavyweight title
- Gary Russell vs. Alberto Puello, for the WBC interim super lightweight title
- Carlos Adames vs. Terrell Gausha, for the WBC middleweight title
- Mark Magsayo DU10 Eduardo Ramírez; super feather
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Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin, LIVE: where to watch on TV and ONLINE
The meeting can be seen live in Argentina through ESPN 2:
- Channels 102 from Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow
- Channels 622 (SD) and 1622 (HD) from DirecTV
- Channels 104 (SD) and 1009 (HD) from Telecentre
In turn, online you can follow star+, the streaming service offered by ESPN or by accessing ESPN 2 through Telecentro Play, D Go and Flow.
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