Who won ‘Tank’ Davis vs Martin?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Frank Martin by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This contest was for the WBA lightweight championship of the world.
Also on the undercard David Benavidez was victorious over Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship, Carlos Adames beat Terrell Gausha for the WBC World Middleweight belt, Gary Antuanne Russell was overcome by Alberto Puello for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight title, Mark Magsayo was victorious over Eduardo Ramirez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship, Elijah Garcia lost to Kyrone Davis, and Justin Viloria defeated Angel Antonio Contreras.
‘Tank’ Davis vs Martin stats
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Frank Martin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Davis had a large advantage in power over Martin, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Martin's 67%.
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the same age as Frank Martin, at 29 years old.
Martin had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davis. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Frank Martin fought out of a southpaw stance.
Davis was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Martin, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Martin's 102.
Frank Martin was ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 5 by the IBF in the 135lb division.
‘Tank’ Davis vs Martin form
Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ryan Garcia on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Hector Luis Garcia on January 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Capital One Arena, Washington.
Going into that contest, he had won against Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Before that, he had beaten Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.
He had defeated Mario Barrios on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.
Martin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Michel Rivera on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Jackson Marinez on July 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Before that, he had beaten Romero Duno on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.
He had won against Ryan Kielczweski on August 21, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Frank Martin had been fighting more than Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.
Going into this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 24 days ago, while Frank Martin's last outing had been 11 months ago.
Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
Martin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.
What time did ‘Tank’ Davis vs Martin start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:30 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast ‘Tank’ Davis vs Martin?
The Amazon Prime PPV show began at 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST. The Amazon Prime PPV broadcast of the card started at 10:30 PM (BST).
What were the odds on ‘Tank’ Davis vs Martin?
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Frank Martin made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
Martin was out out boxing Davis in the first few rounds but Davis wore him out and just completely slaughtered him in the 7 and 8 round.
Martin did prove that he can outbox a top boxer so there is nothing to be ashamed about.
Martin looked weight drained at the weight in
Martin has no shot at all
Davis knocks him out in the 7 rd.
Of course Tank gonna win but let’s not forget about Frank Martin can lose rounds but can bounce back he’s good distance fight too me.