Frank Martin | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Martin in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Frank Lamar Martin 12 January 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Ghost | |||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Lightweight Light welterweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Lamar Martin (born January 12, 1995) is an American professional boxer that competes in the lightweight division.
Martin had the first step-up fight of his career on April 20, 2021, as he was booked to face fellow unbeaten prospect Jerry Perez in the main event of a Fox Sports 1 broadcast card, which took place at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles, California. [2] He won the fight by a seventh-round knockout, as he floored Perez with a looping left hook. Martin landed more than twice the amount of punches his opponent had, outlanding Perez 100 to 47. He was up on the scorecards at the time of the stoppage, with two judges awarding him every previous round of the bout, while the third judge scored all but one of the rounds in his favor. [3] [4]
Martin was booked to face Ryan Kielczweski in the featured bout of the preliminary portion of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás FOX Sports pay-per-view, which took place on August 21, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. [5] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring every round of the bout for him. Martin landed 198 total punches throughout the ten-round affair, while Kielczweski was able to land only 54 of the 322 punches he threw. [6] [7]
On December 14, 2021, the Philippines-based Sanman Promotions announced that the twice-defeated Romero Duno would be Frank Martin's next opponent. The fight was scheduled to take place on January 1, 2022, on the undercard of the Luis Ortiz and Charles Martin Showtime pay-per-view. [8] Duno's head coach Osmiri Fernandez threw in the towel at the 2:54 minute mark of the fourth round, after Martin had twice knocked Duno down. He was up 30–27 on all three of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage. [9] [10]
Martin was expected to face the one-time WBA super featherweight title challenger Ricardo Núñez on July 9, 2022, as the opener of the Mark Magsayo versus Rey Vargas Showtime triple-header. Núñez withdrew from the fight on July 5, due to visa issues, and was replaced by the twice-defeated Jackson Maríñez. [11] Martin won the fight by a tenth-round knockout. He twice knocked Maríñez down, once in the ninth and once in the tenth round. Martin was up on the scorecards, with scores of 88–82, 88–82 and 87–83. [12]
Martin faced the unbeaten Michel Rivera on December 17, 2022, at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada in the main event of a Showtime broadcast card. [13] Both fighters were ranked as top ten lightweights by The Ring at the time of the bout's booking. [14] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120–107, 117–110 and 118–109. Martin scored the sole knockdown of the bout in the seventh round, as he dropped Rivera with a counter left straight. [15]
Martin faced the undefeated 2016 Olympics bronze medalist Artem Harutyunyan in the main event of a Showtime broadcast card, which took place at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on July 15, 2023. [16] He won the fight by a narrow unanimous decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 115–112 for Martin, while the third ringside official scored the contest 114–113 in his favor. Martin was able to knock Harutyunyan down in the final round. [17]
On August 26, 2023, the WBC ordered Martin to face the former two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson for the vacant lightweight title. [18]
| 19 fights | 18 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | Gervonta Davis | KO | 8 (12), 1:29 | Jun 15, 2024 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBA lightweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Artem Harutyunyan | UD | 12 | Jul 15, 2023 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Michel Rivera | UD | 12 | Dec 17, 2022 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jackson Maríñez | TKO | 10 (10), 2:30 | Jul 9, 2022 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Romero Duno | TKO | 4 (10), 2:54 | Jan 1, 2022 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Los Angeles, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Ryan Kielczweski | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 2021 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Jerry Perez | KO | 7 (10), 2:59 | Apr 20, 2021 | Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Tyrone Luckey | KO | 5 (8), 2:13 | Dec 5, 2020 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Reymond Yanong | TKO | 4 (6), 0:50 | Feb 28, 2020 | Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Pablo Cupul | KO | 2 (6), 0:37 | Aug 24, 2019 | The SportZone, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Larry Ventus | UD | 6 | Jun 7, 2019 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Deshawn Debose | TKO | 4 (4), 0:38 | Mar 9, 2019 | Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Efrain Cruz | UD | 6 | Feb 8, 2019 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jermon Houck | TKO | 2 (4), 2:24 | Jul 13, 2018 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kendrick Latchman | KO | 2 (4), 1:57 | Jun 8, 2018 | Pierre's Entertainment Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Terren Arrington | TKO | 2 (4), 1:48 | Apr 13, 2018 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Mundo Martinez | TKO | 1 (4), 2:44 | Mar 10, 2018 | D1 Factory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Darnell Pettis | UD | 4 | Dec 16, 2017 | National Guard Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | John Edward Lockette | TKO | 1 (4), 1:40 | Oct 7, 2017 | Division Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
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