A hopeful-looking Frank Martin referred to as out WBA ‘common’ light-weight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis instantly after his victory over Michel Rivera final Saturday evening on the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.
With that stated, Martin (17-0, 12 KOs) goes to should get within the line and be ready for an extended, lengthy wait, presumably two years earlier than Gervonta (27-0, 25 KOs) is freed up from the extra profitable fights that he has on his plate.
Subsequent 12 months, Tank will likely be preventing Hector Luis Garcia on January seventh, after which Ryan Garcia on April fifteenth. If the combat is a large success on Showtime PPV and the match is aggressive, Tank and Ryan (23-0, 19 KOs) may meet in a rematch within the second half of the 12 months.
Apart from these fights, Tank is enthusiastic about dealing with Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney. These are larger fights on paper for Gervonta than a match in opposition to the newcomer Frank Martin, who solely has that one combat in opposition to Michel Rivera to indicate for himself in opposition to a top-10 contender.
To hurry up the method for a world title shot in opposition to Tank Davis, the 27-year-old Martin must comply with the combat in opposition to Shakur Stevenson.
Shakur referred to as him out final Saturday evening, and he appears critical about desirous to combat him subsequent. A win for Martin in opposition to Stevenson would put him ready the place he may get a combat in opposition to Tank in 2024 however not subsequent 12 months.
If Martin’s promoter Errol Spence Jr gained’t permit him to combat Stevenson as a result of probability of him shedding, then he’s going to should beat a number of the powerful backside ten contenders. These could be good choices: George Kambosos Jr, Edwin De La Santos, Jamaine Ortiz, and Jeremiah Nakathila.
Martin expressed curiosity in preventing Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz subsequent. Sadly, these guys aren’t more likely to comply with combat Martin, however even when they did and he gained, it wouldn’t velocity up his transfer to a profitable payday combat in opposition to Gervonta. They’re not large enough names to get Martin a straight shot in opposition to Tank in 2023.
“We’re prepared for any of the highest fighters, so allow us to get them. We’re able to eat,” stated Frank Martin final Saturday evening. “We will get all of them. We will get Gervonta Davis. We will get Devin Haney. We will get any of these high guys. We’re prepared. I see Rolly in right here. Rolly, let’s make it occur,” stated Martin.