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Frank Martin and Edwin De Los Santos are negotiating a March 29 fight on the Sebastian Fundora vs. Errol Spence card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The weight of the fight between Martin and De Los Santos could be 135 or 140.
Struggle in the works
Fernando Sabatini reports that the fight between Martin De Los Santos is in negotiations. If it goes through, it would be the first fight for De Los Santos (16-2, 14 KOs) since his 12-round unanimous decision loss on Nov. 16, 2023, in Las Vegas. It was a fight for the vacant WBC lightweight title. Shakur made it really ugly with his movement and grappling.
The fans at the T-Mobile Arena that night booed both fighters from the fourth round and continued to boo Shakur while being interviewed inside the ring after the fight. He was the one who bored the Vegas fans, who have little patience for runners.
This fight should have been scored as a draw or a win for Edwin because he landed all the significant strikes in the contest. Shakur was just running and holding on.
‘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 behind at the time of the knockout for the score 67. -66, 67-66 and 67-66.
If the fight happens, De Los Santos should be a heavy favorite to knock out Martin because he has the advantage in hand speed and punching power. Martin looked bad in his fight against Artem Harutyunyan on July 15, 2023, and had to rally to win that fight by a 12-round unanimous decision in the championship rounds.
14 months too much?
For Martin and De Los Santos, it’s an important fight as they both need a win to stay in the hunt for a world title. De Los Santos has now 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 29th at the MGM in Las Vegas as part of the Fundora-Spence (undercard) event. It could be 135 or 140 pounds,” Fernando Sabatini said X.
