WBA lightweight champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis scored a highlight reel eighth round knockout win over Frank ‘The Ghost’ Martin to hold onto his title on Saturday night.
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Fighting in front of a large crowd at the MGM Grand Garden…
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After 12 rounds that saw some good action, some bad refereeing, and some…
WBA World Lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stopped Frank ‘The Ghost’ Martin in eight rounds, coming from behind for the most part.
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The Puerto Rican…
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After the sixth round of the fight, Martin held a slight 37-31 edge in power punches landed. Davis, who spent most of the fight moving forward and using feints to maneuver Martin into the ropes, let his power punches go in the seventh round, landing…
Gervonta Davis knocked out Frank Martin | Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images
Gervonta Davis knocked out Frank Martin in the eighth round. Gervonta “Tank” Davis knocked Frank Martin out in the eighth round tonight, retaining his WBA lightweight title.…