Frank Martin and Edwin De Los Santos are negotiating for a combat on March twenty ninth for the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs. Errol Spence on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The burden for the Martin vs. De Los Santos combat might be 135 or 140.
Battle In The Works?
Fernando Sabatini is reporting the Martin-De Los Santos combat being in negotiations. If it will get made, it will be the primary combat for De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) since his 12-round unanimous choice loss on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas. That was a combat for the vacant WBC light-weight title. Shakur made it actually ugly together with his motion and clinching.
The followers on the T-Cellular Enviornment that night time booed each fighters from the fourth spherical on and continued to boo Shakur as he was being interviewed contained in the ring after the combat. He was the one which made it boring for the Las Vegas followers, who’ve little persistence for runners.
That combat ought to have been scored as a draw or a win for Edwin as a result of he landed all of the significant punches within the contest. Shakur was simply operating and holding.
‘The Ghost’ Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) is coming off an eighth-round knockout loss to WBA light-weight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on June 15, 2024. Martin was trailing on the time of the knockout by the scores 67-66, 67-66, and 67-66.
If the combat occurs, De Los Santos must be a heavy favourite to knock out Martin as a result of he’s bought the hand pace and punching energy benefit. Martin appeared unhealthy in his combat in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, and he needed to rally to win that combat by a 12-round unanimous choice within the championship rounds.
14 Months Too Lengthy?
For Martin and De Los Santos, it’s an vital combat as a result of they each want a win to remain within the hunt for a world title shot. De Los Santos has already been out of the ring for 14 months since his loss to Shakur. He ought to have been again a very long time in the past.
“I’ve confirmed that Edwin De Los Santos and Frank Martin are in negotiations for a doable combat on March 29 on the MGM in Las Vegas as a part of the occasion on Fundora-Spence [card]. It might be at 135 or 140 lbs,” mentioned Fernando Sabatini on X.
