Gervonta Davis next fight as Frank Martin stands in way of mega fights

Gervonta Davis will defend his WBA lightweight title against up-and-coming star Frank Martin in his next bout.

Davis has not fought since his seventh-round knockout against Ryan Garcia last year, which underlined his status as one of boxing’s biggest stars.

He became one of boxing’s best pound-for-pound fighters in the world after his 2017 win against Jose Pedraza for the IBF super featherweight crown and is now sizing Martin up.

Here’s what you need to know about the lightweight division’s biggest upcoming fight.

Who is Gervonta Davis fighting next?

Davis will put his WBA crown on the line for the fifth time in a showdown against Frank Martin.

The 29-year-old and Martin will square off in a Premier Boxing Champions spectacle on Amazon Prime. Martin enters the fight undefeated in his own right at 18-0 with 12 knockouts.

When will Gervonta Davis’ next fight be?

Davis will take on Martin on June 15, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, on a bill which also includes a stacked undercard.

Former super-middleweight world champion David Benavidez will step up to light-heavyweight to face former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk for the interim WBC world title.

Meanwhile, Carlos Adames will defend his WBC world middleweight title against Terrell Gausha.

When was Gervonta Davis’ last fight?

Davis’ last fight was against Ryan Garcia on April 22, 2023, which he won via knockout in the seventh round.

He and Garcia gave the boxing world what they wanted to see as two of the most popular fighters in the sport pitted against each other.

Gervonta Davis’ boxing record

Davis owns an impressive 29-0 boxing record. The Baltimore native has won 27 of his 29 victories by way of knockout. Considering that he is undefeated as one of boxing’s most feared knockout artists, anticipation for his upcoming fight is well warranted.

Will Davis move up to light welterweight after Martin bout?

Davis fought Garcia at a 140-pound catchweight. He will fight Martin in June at 135 pounds, but could permanently move up in weight afterwards.

Davis has fought at lightweight since Dec. 28, 2019. Now in his fifth year at 135 pounds as he approaches 30 years of age, Davis could look to conquer another division.

‘Tank’ has lucrative options at both 135 pounds in champions Vasiliy Lomachenko and Shakur Stevenson and at 140 pounds in champions Devin Haney and Teofimo Lopez.