Gervonta “Tank” Davis knocked Frank Martin out in the eighth round tonight, retaining his WBA lightweight title. An uppercut stunned Martin first, leaving him defenseless for a follow-up left hand that put Martin down and out for the count. It’s the first loss for Martin, who falls to 18-1 (12 KO), while Davis improves to
LAS VEGAS – Frank Martin apologized to his team post-fight, having come up short and been stopped in eight rounds by Gervonta Davis. Detroit’s Martin lost for the first time in his career, at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand, with the southpaw 18-1 (12 KOs). Despite a decent start, Davis eventually caught up with him. “I
By: Sean Crose While he wasn’t able to land a fight with Canelo Alvarez, David Benavidez was able to earn himself the WBC interim light heavyweight title by besting the game veteran Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a dominating performance Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The 12 round match was the co-main event
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 16, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Gervonta Davis packed a full house into the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday for his first appearance in 14 months and then set
Before his fight with Ezra Arenyeka, Ben Whittaker promised to make an example of the previously little-known Nigerian. Annoyed by the way Arenyeka talked his way into the fight, Whittaker declared that he would use the occasion to demonstrate the consequences of challenging him and put on the type of display that would punish him.
By: Sean Crose The 24-0 Liam Paro travelled from Australia to Puerto Rico to battle the popular and hard hitting 20-1 Subriel Matias. The scheduled 12 rounder was the main event of a DAZN broadcast card. At stake was Matias’ IBF junior welterweight title. The electric pro Matias crowd was undoubtedly see their man put on
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 2024, 11:51 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — David Benavidez looked relatively at home in his first appearance at light heavyweight, as he cruised to a unanimous decision over Oleksandr Gvozdyk at
Thursday, June 20 TrillerTV+, 10:00 pm ET, Fight Club OC. Friday, June 21 ESPN+, 7:00 pm ET, Rafael Espinoza vs Sergio Chirino. An ESPN+ exclusive, so you get the early start time for the full card, but you can expect the main event around the normal time of main events if not later, because they
TWICE now, in the space of 13 months, Chris Billam-Smith has worn the expression of the boy on the playground infuriated with the classmate who, rather than kick the football, appears to get a kick out of picking it up with his hands every time it comes anywhere near him. Reminded often that they are
In Wednesday’s episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” the panel discussed the viability of an elite professional boxing league and the importance of testing for performance-enhancing drugs to ensure its success. Analyst Paulie Malignaggi said PED testing would need to begin at the grassroots level to be executed properly, and analyst Chris Algieri a successful
By: Sean Crose Tank Davis proved once again on Saturday that he’s one of the most explosive and exciting individuals in the fight game. Facing the talented Frank Martin, Davis remained poised through some challenging rounds to flatten his man in the eighth in knockout reel fashion. It was, without doubt, a classic Tank Davis
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 16, 2024, 02:10 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Gervonta Davis, one of boxing’s top stars, cemented his status Saturday
LIAM Paro is the new IBF super-lightweight champion after dethroning Subriel Matias over 12 rounds. Earlier in the evening, Richard Riakporhe struggled with the weight of home crowd expectations and Matias did the same in the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manati. That was due to a superb display from Paro, who arrived as the
Liam Paro overcame a hostile Puerto Rican crowd and a questionable point deduction, scrapping and gutting his way to a unanimous decision upset victory over Subriel Matias, and claiming the IBF title at 140 lbs. Paro (25-0, 15 KO) frustrated Matias, moving and circling from distance early, then keeping Matias (20-2, 20 KO) wrapped up
THE RESULT: Gervonta “Tank” Davis landed a highlight reel knockout win after an uppercut then a left hand flattened Frank Martin in the eighth round of their main event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Davis retains his WBA lightweight title in the process. KEY MOMENTS: Martin made an encouraging start in the opening three rounds
THE RESULT: The debut of David Benavidez at light-heavyweight is a successful one, beating former WBC world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk by unanimous decision. Benavidez controlled proceedings and earned three winning scorecards of 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112. KEY MOMENTS: The entire three minutes of the opening round set the tone for the fight. Benavidez typically put
LAS VEGAS – Kyrone Davis scored the win of his career, handing touted Phoenix prospect Elijah Garcia his first loss in a 10-rounder at the MGM Grand on Saturday. Davis was a worthy winner by margins of 97-93 (twice), with one judge voting for Garcia by 98-92. Davis won more rounds and had to fend off
Nick ParkinsonJun 15, 2024, 07:05 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Chris Billam-Smith subdued Richard Riakporhe to win a unanimous points decision (116-111, 115-112, 115-112) in a disciplined, dominant second defence of his WBO world cruiserweight title on Saturday. There
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