By: Sean Crose
ESPN is reporting that WBA light-weight titlist Gervonta Davis is ready to battle notable contender Frank Martin in a 2024 pay per view occasion. Although the time and site have but to be introduced, the bout – which ESPN states will probably go down within the early summer time or late spring – will see Davis within the ring for the primary time since he stopped the favored Ryan Garcia in a real superfight final April. The 29-0 Davis is without doubt one of the most well-known and proficient boxers working within the sport immediately. Indeed, the Baltimore native’s title is usually paired with names reminiscent of Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, and Conor Benn.
It’s Martin, nonetheless, who now seems to have the chance of a lifetime earlier than him. Boasting an 18-0 file, the 29 12 months previous does a masterful job sustaining vary through skillful footwork. Martin additionally is aware of how one can put his southpaw jab to good work. Yet the person can even hit, a incontrovertible fact that was in proof when the fighter often known as “The Ghost” stopped Romero Duran again in early 2022. The query is: will Martin have sufficient zest to match the lightening pace and thunderous energy Davis has saved in his wheelhouse? It’s a query which seems to be on the verge of being answered.
