Frank Martin and Edwin De Los Santos are negotiating for a fight on March 29th for the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs. Errol Spence at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The weight for the Martin vs. De Los Santos fight could be 135 or 140.
Fight In The Works?
Fernando Sabatini is reporting the Martin-De Los Santos fight being in negotiations. If it gets made, it would be the first fight for De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) since his 12-round unanimous decision loss on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas. That was a fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Shakur made it really ugly with his movement and clinching.
The fans at the T-Mobile Arena that night booed both fighters from the fourth round on and continued to boo Shakur as he was being interviewed inside the ring after the fight. He was the one that made it boring for the Las Vegas fans, who have little patience for runners.
That fight should have been scored as a draw or a win for Edwin because he landed all the meaningful punches in the contest. Shakur was just running and holding.
‘The Ghost’ Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) is coming off an eighth-round knockout loss to WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on June 15, 2024. Martin was trailing at the time of the knockout by the scores 67-66, 67-66, and 67-66.
If the fight happens, De Los Santos would have to be a heavy favorite to knock out Martin because he’s got the hand speed and punching power advantage. Martin looked bad in his fight against Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, and he had to rally to win that fight by a 12-round unanimous decision in the championship rounds.
14 Months Too Long?
For Martin and De Los Santos, it’s an important fight because they both need a win to stay in 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 should have been back a long time ago.
“I have confirmed that Edwin De Los Santos and Frank Martin are in negotiations for a possible fight on March 29 at the MGM in Las Vegas as part of the event on Fundora-Spence [card]. It could be at 135 or 140 lbs,” said Fernando Sabatini on X.
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