Frank Martin and Edwin De Los Santos are negotiating for a struggle on March twenty ninth for the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs. Errol Spence on the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The load for the Martin vs. De Los Santos struggle may very well be 135 or 140.
Struggle In The Works?
Fernando Sabatini is reporting the Martin-De Los Santos struggle being in negotiations. If it will get made, it might be the primary struggle for De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) since his 12-round unanimous determination loss on November 16, 2023 in Las Vegas. That was a struggle for the vacant WBC light-weight title. Shakur made it actually ugly together with his motion and clinching.
The followers on the T-Cell Enviornment that evening booed each fighters from the fourth spherical on and continued to boo Shakur as he was being interviewed contained in the ring after the struggle. He was the one which made it boring for the Las Vegas followers, who’ve little endurance for runners.
That struggle 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 working 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 struggle occurs, De Los Santos must be a heavy favourite to knock out Martin as a result of he’s acquired the hand pace and punching energy benefit. Martin appeared unhealthy in his struggle in opposition to Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, and he needed to rally to win that struggle by a 12-round unanimous determination within the championship rounds.
14 Months Too Lengthy?
For Martin and De Los Santos, it’s an essential struggle 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 potential struggle on March 29 on the MGM in Las Vegas as a part of the occasion on Fundora-Spence [card]. It may very well be at 135 or 140 lbs,” stated Fernando Sabatini on X.
