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Frank Martin and Edwin De Los Santos are negotiating to fight on the undercard of Sebastian Fundora vs. Errol Spence on March 29 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The weight for the Martin vs. Los Santos fight could be 135 or 140.
Fighting in the work
Fernando Sabatini is reporting that the Martin-De Los Santos fight is in negotiations. If it happens, it will be the first fight for de los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) since a 12-round unanimous decision loss on Nov. 16, 2023 in Las Vegas. This was a fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Shakur made it really ugly with his moves and pinching.
That night, the fans at the T-Mobile Arena booed both fighters from the fourth round Shakur continued to shout When he was interviewed in the ring after the fight. He was the one who made it boring for Las Vegas fans who had little patience for the runners.
That fight should have been a draw or win for Edwin because he landed every meaningful punch in the contest. Shakur caught him running.
‘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 trailed him with 67 points during the playoffs. -66, 67-66, and 67-66.
If the fight were to happen, De Los Santos would have to be the favorite to knock out Martin because he has the advantage of hand speed and punch power. Martin He looked bad in his July 15, 2023 fight against Artem Harutyunyan, and had to rally to win a 12-round unanimous decision in the championship rounds.
Is 14 months too long?
For Martin and De Los Santos, it’s a crucial fight as they both need a win to stay in the hunt for the world title. De Los Santos was out of the ring for 14 months after his loss to Shakur. He should have come back a long time ago.
“I have confirmed that Edwin De Los Santos and Frank Martin are in negotiations for a fight on March 29 at the MGM in Las Vegas as part of an event on the Fundora-Spence (card). It could be at 135 or 140 pounds,” said Fernando Sabatini. X.
