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.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Frank Martin are set to collide for the WBA lightweight title this summer, and now the potential date of the fight has been revealed.

Davis is coming off an emphatic seventh-round stoppage over social media sensation Ryan Garcia –who himself is now training for his shot at the WBC world super lightweight title against Devin Haney on April 20.

Since that destructive performance in April last year, Davis has been linked with several names in other divisions, including Conor Benn, but has turned his attention to face Martin.

Martin shone in a scintillating performance against Michel Rivera back in 2022 when the American slickster showcased his refined skills, headlining his biggest show at the Chelsea Ballroom in Las Vegas.

In April last year, the 29-year-old returned to Sin City where he took on undefeated German Artem Harutyunyan coming away with a unanimous decision victory.

Esteemed coach Derrick James trains Martin, and he anticipates the Davis vs. Martin showdown will land on June 15, according to Boxing Scene.

It means that in the upcoming weeks and months, James will have his hands completely full, with Martin and also Garcia, another fighter trained by James, dialled in on the daunting tasks ahead of them.

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The American coach looks to get back to winning ways, with his fighters Errol Spence Jr and Jermell Charlo both losing to pound-for-pound elites last year, with Spence beaten by Terence Crawford, and Charlo losing to Canelo Alvarez.

Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin is reportedly planned for June 15.

‘Tank’ hasn’t appeared in the ring since a knockout win over Ryan Garcia last April. Following the win, Davis found himself in a bit of legal trouble, but he’s now eyeing a return to the ring. Over the last few weeks, the WBA lightweight champion has been in discussion to face a variety of opponents.

Despite heated talks with Eddie Hearn and Conor Benn, Davis will seemingly face Frank Martin next. According to multiple reports, the champion was looking to finalize a bout with ‘The Ghost’ in the coming days. Davis himself posted a fan-made poster to social media, seemingly confirming a fight with Martin.

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Now, fans know the planned fight date. As first reported by Boxing Scene, Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin is planned for June 15. The two will headline an Amazon Prime pay-per-view, the second of the PBC’s new deal with the streaming service.

As of now, the fight location for the championship bout isn’t known. However, in late January, reports emerged about Davis’ next bout taking place in the UK. While that’s not confirmed, it would be his first fight in England since a knockout win over Liam Walsh in 2017.

Derrick James confirms Frank Martin is training ahead of Gervonta Davis bout

Derrick James has offered a brief update on Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin.

Speaking in a recent interview, the famed coach was asked about the rumors about ‘The Ghost’. There, James confirmed that the young boxer was in discussions to face ‘Tank’ later this summer.

If the bout comes to fruition, it would easily be the biggest bout of Martin’s career. It also comes at a really busy time for head coach Derrick James. Over the next few months, his fighters, Anthony Joshua, Ryan Garcia, and Martin, will be competing.

Still, the trainer is confident in all of his boxers competing over the next few months. In the interview with Boxing Scene, James was asked about Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin, as well as other upcoming fights. The trainer stated:

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We have Frank Martin working out [lately]. Things have been said about that [fight potentially happening]. It’s a big deal, yeah… I believe in myself. And I believe in his abilities. That’s what it’s all about. It’s about being diligent about who you are and focusing on what your abilities are, and that’s what gets you what you want.”

One of boxing’s biggest names could be set for a return to the ring in the first half of the year.

Gervonta Davis (29-0) hasn’t fought since stopping Ryan Garcia last April but, with legal issues now seemingly behind him, “Tank” has been linked with several opponents.

According to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger, an agreement has been reached with the 29-year-old’s next opponent.

The fight, which would see Davis’ WBA lightweight title go on the line, shapes as one of his toughest yet.

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Davis has been criticized in the past for not testing himself against the best in the division, but Martin represents a stern challenge, in his prime at 29 and ranked sixth by The Ring and second by the WBC.

Coppinger reports the fight would be broadcast as a pay-per-view on Prime Video, as part of Amazon’s agreement with PBC.

No venue or location has been reported as yet.

Why hasn’t Gervonta Davis been fighting?

Like many fighters in Al Haymon’s stable, Davis hasn’t always been the most active.

In this case, rather than boxing politics being to blame, Davis has been unable to fight due to legal reasons.

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Following his win over Garcia, Davis was sentenced to 90 days jail for breaching the terms of a house arrest stemming back to a 2020 hit-and-run incident.

Just last week, Davis took to social media with a photo of his legs, alluding to the fact he was no longer sporting an ankle monitor he’d been forced to wear.

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Many took that to mean Davis was now free to resume full training and a fight was potentially around the corner.

10 months after last stepping foot in the ring, Gervonta “Tank” Davis has his next dance partner. Mike Coppinger reports that Davis and Frank Martin have agreed to headline a PBC pay-per-view “in late spring/early summer.”

Davis (29-0, 27 KO) got off to a red-hot start in 2023, dispatching Hector Garcia and Ryan Garcia in the span of 3.5 months. That marked his fastest turnaround since 2017, but self-inflicted setbacks halted his momentum in his tracks. Davis, who had plead guilty to hit-and-run shortly after defeating the first Garcia, was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest, only to violate the terms less than a month in and spend the rest of the time in jail.

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There had been some chatter as to whom he’d face in his return, with Conor Benn making the most recent spurned bid, but it now appears that Martin (18-0, 12 KO) will get the call. “The Ghost” picked up a head of steam with a three-fight, three-win 2022, but like Davis, it didn’t last. Martin had significantly more trouble than expected in last July’s WBC eliminator against Artem Harutyunyan, his sole bout of 2023, and subsequently turned down a guaranteed title shot against Shakur Stevenson.

Still, with so many other top lightweights currently occupied, this figures to be a solid scrap. Let’s see if PBC can stay intact long enough to make it happen.

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