- Davis defends WBA title in long-awaited return to ring
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Hello and welcome to tonight’s WBA lightweight championship fight between Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin. The popular Davis, a Baltimore native unbeaten in 29 professional fights, is back in action for the first time since last year’s seventh-round knockout of Ryan Garcia, which appeared to confer his status as the face of American boxing. He will be defending his title at 135lbs against Martin, an undefeated challenger from Indianapolis.
Most boxing fans would rather see Davis in with the other stars at or around his weight class like Devin Haney or Shakur Stevenson. Those fights may happen, but for now we’ll settle for Martin, who has done nothing but defeat the names in front of him while building a record of 18-0 with 12 knockouts.
