Gervonta Davis, now Abdul Wahid having converted to Islam, is finally returning this year to face an undefeated lightweight boxer. In October last year, the head of Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions Sean Gibbons informed the media that PBC and Al Haymon were trying to stage a rematch between Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis. However, Cruz ended up signing a deal with Rolly Romero.

Meanwhile, Devin Haney pursued ‘Tank’. In fact, Haney’s father Bill Haney took to Instagram and revealed that they offered Davis $20 Million to face ‘The Dream’. However, Davis turned down Devin. As per the latest updates, the WBA Lightweight champion will face Frank Martin in his comeback fight.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons roots for Frank Martin against Gervonta Davis

Taking to X, Mike Coppinger from ESPN announced that Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin agreed to a deal for a PBC-PPV fight with Davis’ WBA Lightweight title on the line. In addition, Coppinger informed the public that Davis vs. Martin could take place in either late spring or early summer. According to Coppinger, since Davis’ “legal trouble” has “sidelined,” the 29-year-old is back and training for the Martin fight. On the other hand, as soon as Coppinger made the announcement, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons got excited.

As soon as Coppinger tweeted the news,  Parsons hoped Martin would bear Davis down for Dallas. “Boxing fans!! We back!! This major asf!! Frank gotta put on for Dallas!” wrote Parsons on X. In this context, since Parsons is confident about Martin’s abilities, we shall take a look at Martin’s professional record.

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Who is Frank Martin, Davis’ next opponent?

Martin made his professional debut the same year, Gervonta Davis dethroned Jose Pedraza to become the IBF Super-Featherweight champion in 2017. Anyway, Martin won his debut fight via a 1st-round TKO against John Edward Lockette. As of now, Martin, 29, has a record of 0 losses and 18 wins. Out of his 18 professional victories, 12 have come by knockouts. Unlike ‘Tank’, Martin is 5′ 8″ tall. As a result, he will also have a reach advantage of 2cm against Davis who turned down Conor Benn.

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On the other hand, Martin goes by the ring name of ‘The Ghost’ and has defeated the likes of Artem Harutyunyan, Michel Rivera, Romero Duno, and Jackson Marinez. Hopefully, his will be an entertaining fight against Gervonta Davis. With that said, who will you root for – Gervonta Davis or Frank Martin? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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