Gervonta ‘Tank Davis puts his perfect record on the line against Frank Martin in a lightweight title fight tonight in Las Vegas. Martin, 29, is coming to Dethrone, the Baltimore native Tank, in this clash, and it will be interesting to see if he can pull off the upset.
B247 will be giving live updates and results below of tonight’s action:
Super middleweight Kyrone Davis (18-3-1, 6 KOs) pulled off an upset ten-round split decision win over Elijah Garcia (16-1, 13 KOs) in a fight that could have gone the other way.
The 21-year-old Garcia was the busier fighter of the two, landing the bigger, better shots against a very looking Kyrone. The scores were 99-93, 97-93 for Davis, and 98-92 for Garcia. This writer had Elijah winning the fight eight rounds to two.
Benavidez Steps Up to Light Heavyweight
David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) takes a risky step up in class fighting at light heavyweight, seeking the WBC interim 175-lb title against the former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) in the 12-round chief support bout on tonight’s card.
This is a calculated risk on Benavidez’s part, choosing to leave the safe waters of the 168-lb division to swim with the sharks at 175 with hopes of picking up that bag.
Benavidez is popular enough to headline his card, but he’s been packaged with Tank Davis to ensure the success of tonight’s card on PBC on Prime Video PPV.
Gvozdyk will determine whether Benavidez has any future at 175. As it’s a new weight class, there are many questions about whether he’s the real deal or just another one of the many fighters who has become overconfident, drunk on past successes.
After Benavidez’s previous venture into the pay-per-view market last November, placing him on the undercard was a safer bet than the main event.
Tonight’s card
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis vs. Frank Martin
David Benavidez vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Gary Antuanne Russell vs. Alberto Puello
Carlos Adames vs. Terrell Gausha
Elijah Garcia vs. Kyrone Davis
Mark Magsayo vs. Eduardo Ramirez
WBA ‘regular’ 135-lb champion Tank (29-0, 27 KOs) fights Martin (18-0, 12 KOs) in the main event on PBC on Prime Video PPV at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Event Information & Viewing Options
- Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Start time: Tonight’s event will be shown live on PBC on Prime Video PPV, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- Ring Walks: 11:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 Am UK for the Tank Davis vs. Frank Martin main event fight.