
Defeated Frank Martin Apologizes For 'Coming Up Short'
Frank Martin apologized to his team post-fight, having come up short and been stopped in eight rounds by Gervonta Davis
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Frank Martin apologized to his team post-fight, having come up short and been stopped in eight rounds by Gervonta Davis

It’s as if Gervonta Davis has one of those plastic kitchen timers running through his head. As he winds it to a start, he goes through his routine. Sees the opening. Downloads the information. Sets free his damaging punches. And then he sets up for the biggest punch of them all.

Asked who he wanted to fight next after he vanquished the challenge of Frank Martin in eight rounds, WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis made himself perfectly clear. “All of them,” he said

Gervonta Davis' destructive knockout of Frank Martin to close Saturday’s fight was a fitting addition to any highlight reel of the great stoppages seen among the 100 championship fights hosted at Las Vegas' MGM Grand.


Gervonta Davis scored a sensational eighth-round knockout of Frank Martin at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday.


I’m not convinced that Gervonta “Tank” Davis is the best lightweight in the world, but he’s certainly the most exciting. He’s certainly also an elite fighter. Frank Martin, his opponent on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, is also in the top five.

For longtime fight fans, the instances are reserved in the mind. But on the occasion of the 100th championship fight at the hallowed ground that is the MGM Grand Garden Arena, they’ve been brought to life by a “pop-up” shrine to the 100 fights the building’s arena has hosted since its 1994 opening.

LAS VEGAS – It has nothing to do with the volume of signage around MGM Grand. It has everything to do with activity – something Gervonta “Tank” Davis clearly wants to display tonight as he defends his WBA lightweight belt against unbeaten Frank Martin and perhaps sets in motion an onslaught of major bouts.