Two of the hottest fighters in world boxing will light up Las Vegas on June 15 when Gervonta “Tank” Davis defends his WBA lightweight crown against the unbeaten Frank Martin, while the fearsome David Benavidez makes his light heavyweight debut against Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Both bouts, plus undercard action, will air on Prime Video.
Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) is coming off a spectacular seventh-round knockout win over Ryan Garcia last April. In a clash of unbeaten southpaws, the pound-for-pound star will be up against one of the best young lightweights in the world, with many believing that Martin could provide a very tough test.
WATCH: Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin on Prime Video
Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) is a two-time super middleweight champion who has elected to move up in weight after attempts to secure a fight with Canelo Alvarez failed. “The Mexican Monster” goes up against former WBC light heavyweight champ Gvozdyk, who is highly respected and very experienced.
The Sporting News will provide live coverage of the full card and round-by-round updates on these two fights.
Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin live updates, highlights, and commentary
Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin: SN live scorecard
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
| Davis | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| Martin | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Round 4: Combination from Martin at centre ring and the fighters fall into a clinch. Body shot from Davis. Left counter from Martin. Some swelling under Tank’s right eye. Lots of clinching in this round. Body work from Tank. Good left hand from the challenger scores and body shots come in from Tank. VERY close round. Will have to go even on it.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-10 (39-38 Martin)
Round 3: Four-punch combination from Martin and one shot gets in. Davis feints and Martin retreats in a hurry, which brings a smile to the champ’s face. Left hand scores for Davis. And a nice one-two. The challenger is now retreating and that’s bad news this early. Tank throws a left and falls off balance, but Martin misses the counters. Good combination from Martin at the end of the round but not enough to win it.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Davis (29-28 Martin)
Round 2: The right jab scoring consistently from Martin in this all-southpaw duel. Tank applying LOTS of pressure with his feet, but the challenger is changing direction well and turning Davis. Wild missed left from Tank. Good body shot by Tank, who is finding some rhythm. Let hand from Martin backs the champion up.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Martin (20-18 Martin)
Round 1: All Martin, who dominates the round behind the jab. Tank merely going through reconnaissance. Early days.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Martin
We now switch to round-by-round coverage for the main event between WBA lightweight champ Gervonta Davis and Frank Martin.
David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk: SN live scorecard
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
| Benavidez | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 117 |
| Gvozdyk | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 111 |
AND THE NEW INTERIM WBC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD IS “THE MEXICAN MONSTER” DAVID BENAVIDEZ. THE RESULT IS A UNANIMOUS DECISION WIN BY SCORES OF 119-109, 117-111 AND 116-112. BENAVIDEZ IMPROVES TO 29-0 (24 KOs).
Round 12: It’s been a game effort from Gvozdyk, who has shown a remarkable engine for a 37-year-old man. The ex-champ is busy in this session and pokes out the left hand to keep Benavidez honest. Benavidez fires back with the jab and takes one back. And it’s all over… we go to the scorecards.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Gvozdyk (117-111 Benavidez)
Round 11: Left hand continues to score for Benavidez. Gvozdyk getting by on ring generalship and being defensively adept, but he’s way behind and needs something dramatic. A pair of right-hand counters score for Gvozdyk. Two big lefts land for Benavidez and the pace heats up, which forces Gvozdyk to retreat.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (108-101 Benavidez)
Round 10: Benavidez is back behind the jab and it lands solidly. The jab again. Gvozdyk lets go with a flurry, but all the punches are blocked. Benavidez is boxing more now but lands a withering left hook to the body. Benavidez is outboxing the boxer now and is turning in an impressive and layered performance.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (98-92 Benavidez)
Round 9: Benavidez blasts home the jab and targets the body again. Left hook scores for Benavidez. Big body shots land, but Gvozdyk suddenly counters well with a left hook and nails Benavidez with a one-two. The ex-champ looks tired.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (88-83 Benavidez)
Round 8: Gvozdyk working well and is busier in the eighth. Sharp body stab by Benavidez, who might be focusing on making his opponent work in this round. Counter left scores for Benavidez. Combination lands for Benavidez. Edge to Gvozdyk in this round but very close. Benavidez cut over the right eye and the referee insists the damage came from a punch.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Gvozdyk (78-74 Benavidez)
Round 7: Gvozdyk backs off and takes shots to the midsection again. Benavidez backs up to the ropes and allows his opponent to take the lead for a change. Gvozdyk doesn’t break through with anything effective and absorbs return fire before the bell.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (69-64 Benavidez)
Round 6: Nice start to the round by Gvozdyk, who scores with the jab and releases some nice power shots. Jab hits him in the mouth. Punishing three-punch combination rocks and hurts Gvozdyk inside. Right hook from Benavidez… and a left. Excellent stuff from Benavidez, who looks every bit as comfortable at this weight as he did at 168.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (59-55 Benavidez)
Round 5: Nice defensive effort from Benavidez here. When Gvozdyk does punch, the former super middleweight champ catches the shots and returns fire. Two jabs ram into the face of Gvozdyk. BIG LEFT HOOK again and these are ominous signs for Gvozdyk. Multi-punch combo from Benavidez scores heavily. Nice right from Gvozdyk but it’s a small solace. He’s in trouble.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (49-46 Benavidez)
Round 4: The body attack continues from Benavidez and this is going to take a toll on the older man as the rounds go by. Gvozdyk is staying busy, but there’s nothing in his punches and Benavidez is happy to walk him down and release shots. BIG LEFT HOOK scores from Benavidez and a pair or rights. BIG ROUND from “The Mexican Monster”.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (39-37 Benavidez)
Round 3: Right to the body by Benavidez. Sharp jab back from Gvozdyk. Pressure continues to crank up from Benavidez, who scores well to the body with the right. The older man is being made to work very hard here. Gvozdyk nailed by a right hand. Nice punch picking by Benavidez, who switches lefty and goes down to the body again.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (29-28 Benavidez)
Round 2: Power jab scores for Benavidez. Gvozdyk looks so much bigger than “The Mexican Monster” but he still backs off in a hurry. Another jab lands for Gvozdyk and a right behind it. Body shot from Benavidez. Gvozdyk returns fire impressively. Left hook to the body nails Gvozdyk and it’s a beautiful shot. Benavidez has joined the fight in earnest.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Benavidez (19-19)
Round 1: Sharp shots from Gvozdyk on the outside. Benavidez is chasing his man down, making him work hard and targeting the body. Jab lands for Gvozdyk. Nice round for Gvozdyk, but it’s very early.
SN Unofficial Scorecard: 10-9 Gvozdyk
We now switch to round-by-round coverage for the co-main event between “The Mexican Monster” David Benavidez and former WBC light heavyweight champ Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
SHOCKER!!! THE INTERIM WBC SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION IS ALBERTO PUELLO VIA AN UPSET 12-ROUND SPLIT DECISION. SCORES ARE A SHOCKING 118-109 FOR RUSSELL, OVERRULED BY TALLIES OF 115-112 AND 114-113 SCORES FOR PUELLO.
10:05 p.m. ET: GREAT ACTION round in the 12th that was interrupted by a low blow from Puello. Both men exchange vicious shots down the stretch in a bid to land something fight-ending. Once again we go to the scorecards.
9:57 p.m. ET: A big left hand lands for Puello in the eleventh. That was probably his best punch of the fight, but Russell keeps marching forward and applies plenty of pressure. Puello’s success is sporadic, whereas Russell has been working harder. Russell goes into the 12th round of a fight for the first time in his career.
9:48 p.m. ET: Puello deducted a point in round nine for holding which seemed extremely harsh. There had been no hard warnings by the referee and a moment like that could damage the visitor badly in the scoring. Russell should still be ahead as we go into the final quarter of the fight.
9:38 p.m. ET: We’re through six rounds and Russell has won the majority of them. Puello can sneak home the odd effective counterpunch, but he hasn’t been consistent enough to make a serious impression on the more aggressive and quicker man.
9:27 p.m. ET: The action heats up in round three as Russell punishes Puello on the inside. The shots don’t hurt the Dominican fighter, but he’s falling behind in the scoring. Back in the dressing room, Tank is having his hands wrapped and looks calm and relaxed.
9:23 p.m. ET: Russell is on the front foot in this all-southpaw battle and has likely edged the first two rounds on the jab and some sharp body work. However, Puello is boxing well and his reach and safety-first style are presenting stylistic problems for the American.
9:12 p.m. ET: Our next fight sees the super-skilled and super-quick Gary Antuanne Russell go against Alberto Puello for the interim WBC super lightweight title. The fighters are being introduced and we can only hope for better action than we saw in Adames vs. Gausha.
AND STILL THE WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD… CARLOS ADAMES. OFFICIAL SCORES ARE 119-109, 118-110, 118-110. ADAMES IMPROVES TO 24-1 (18 KOs) WHILE GAUSHA FALLS TO 24-4-1 (12 KOs)
9:00 p.m. ET: A forgettable 12 rounds of championship boxing has come to an end and we go to the scorecards. Will Carlos Adames retain his WBC middleweight title, or will we have a new champion in Terrell Gausha?
8:55 p.m. ET: We’re in the championship rounds of what has been a very disappointing fight. There’s no telling which way the WBC middleweight title will go because this one has been very difficult to score. The good news is that David Benavidez is all wrapped and ready to rock in the co-main event against Oleksandr Gvozdyk, which will be coming up later.
8:41 p.m. ET: A very one-paced fight springs to life in Round 7 as Adames finally breaks through with a bursting assault to head and body. Gausha avoids the worst of it, but it’s the biggest round of the fight for the champion.
8:29 p.m. ET: We’re through four rounds and Adames, who is the first-ever middleweight champion from the Dominican Republic, appears to have a slight edge on points. Neither fighter has been hurt and the action remains cagey.
8:12 p.m. ET: Our first fight is about to get underway. The hard-hitting Carlos Adames defends his WBC middleweight title against Terrell Gausha. This is Adames’ first title defense since being upgraded to full champion.
7:00 p.m. ET: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of the WBA lightweight title fight between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Frank Martin. We’re in the countdown to the event commencing and will be with you in one hour.
What channel is Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin on?
- U.S.: Prime Video | PPV.com
- U.K.: Prime Video (£20)
Davis vs. Martin is available on Prime Video in the U.S. Prime Video is available for existing Prime customers and those new to the platform. Subscribers can choose from multiple membership plans with discounts available for students.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin start time
- Date: Saturday, June 15
- Time: 8 p.m. ET | 1 a.m. BST (Sun) | 10 a.m. AEST (Sun)
- Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena — Las Vegas
The event starts at 8 p.m. ET, and Davis and Martin should make their way to the ring around 11:15 p.m. ET, depending on how long the undercard fights last.
Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin fight card, odds
- Gervonta Davis (c.) vs. Frank Martin for the WBA lightweight title
- David Benavidez def. Oleksandr Gvozdyk via UD 12 (119-109, 117-111, 116-112) for the interim WBC light heavyweight title
- Alberto Puello def. Gary Antuanne Russell via SD 12 (115-112, 114-113, 110-118) for the interim WBC super lightweight title
- Carlos Adames (c.) def. Terrell Gausha via UD 12 (119-109, 118-110, 118-110) for the WBC middleweight title
