This week the eyes of the boxing world will probably be on Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the place the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) light-weight belt will probably be at stake.
Davis will make one other defence of his black and gold crown on a particular date to commemorate and honour Juneteenth.
Gervonta is coming off a break since Might 2023 when he knocked out Ryan Garcia. He’ll now put his crown on the road and needs to retain his belt to proceed on his option to changing into the face of boxing right now.
Martin is a troublesome opponent who could have the most important battle of his profession to date. The 29-year-old southpaw has nice boxing instruments that he desires to benefit from and should make an ideal battle if he desires to dethrone the champion.
The bout has already developed a terrific rivalry with heated face-offs within the promotional course of that has had a number of press conferences and has additionally heated up with numerous feedback on social media that add an additional little bit of motivation for each fighters.
Gervonta has 29 wins and 27 knockouts, whereas Martin has 18 wins and 12 knockouts.