After over a year away from the ring following an emphatic win against Ryan Garcia while also dealing with legal issues, Gervonta Davis is back in action.
“Tank” competes in the second Premier Boxing Champions-led Amazon Prime PPV event against Frank Martin on June 15. It is a non-title fight in Las Vegas.
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Dubbed “the face of boxing” after the Garcia win, Davis immediately dealt with a fight outside the ring. He appeared in court for his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run incident in November 2020. Pleading guilty to four traffic offenses, Davis was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest. However, he violated the terms of his home detention and served the remainder of his sentence in prison.
Back to focusing on boxing, Davis looks to continue where he left off.
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Martin earned gold at the 2016 Golden Gloves. After an impressive decision win against Michel Rivera in 2022, he returned and forced Artem Harutyunyan to take a knee in their fight in July 2023. “The Ghost” is ranked high above the WBA rankings, where Davis holds gold.
The co-main event will be David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk in a light heavyweight fight. Benavidez is a former WBC super middleweight champion who was the top contender for Canelo Alvarez. Realizing he wasn’t getting a Mexico vs. Mexico fight against Canelo at any point soon as Canelo was focusing on other fights, Benavidez moved his focus to light heavyweight.