Frank Martin (boxer)


Frank Lamar Martin is an American professional boxer that competes in the lightweight division.
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Professional career

Early career

2021

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. 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.
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. 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.

2022

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. 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.
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. 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.
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. Both fighters were ranked as top ten lightweights by The Ring at the time of the bout's booking. 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.

2023

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. 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.
On August 26, 2023, the WBC ordered Martin to face the former two-weight world champion Shakur Stevenson for the vacant lightweight title.
2024
On June 15, 2024, Martin faced the WBA lightweight world champion Gervonta Davis at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada. Martin lost by KO in round eight. It was Martin's first loss in his professional career.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
20Win19–1Rances BarthelemyKO4, 2:56Dec 06, 2025Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
19Loss18–1Gervonta DavisKO8, 1:29Jun 15, 2024MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For WBA lightweight title
18Win18–0Artem HarutyunyanUD12Jul 15, 2023Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
17Win17–0Michel RiveraUD12Dec 17, 2022Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
16Win16–0Jackson MaríñezTKO10, 2:30Jul 9, 2022Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
15Win15–0Romero DunoTKO4, 2:54Jan 1, 2022Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
14Win14–0Ryan KielczweskiUD10Aug 21, 2021T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
13Win13–0Jerry PerezKO7, 2:59Apr 20, 2021Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
12Win12–0Tyrone LuckeyKO5, 2:13Dec 5, 2020AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
11Win11–0Reymond YanongTKO4, 0:50Feb 28, 2020Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
10Win10–0Pablo CupulKO2, 0:37Aug 24, 2019The SportZone, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
9Win9–0Larry VentusUD6Jun 7, 2019Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
8Win8–0Deshawn DeboseTKO4, 0:38Mar 9, 2019Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
7Win7–0Efrain CruzUD6Feb 8, 2019Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
6Win6–0Jermon HouckTKO2, 2:24Jul 13, 2018Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
5Win5–0Kendrick LatchmanKO2, 1:57Jun 8, 2018Pierre's Entertainment Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
4Win4–0Terren ArringtonTKO2, 1:48Apr 13, 2018Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
3Win3–0Mundo MartinezTKO1, 2:44Mar 10, 2018D1 Factory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
2Win2–0Darnell PettisUD4Dec 16, 2017National Guard Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
1Win1–0John Edward LocketteTKO1, 1:40Oct 7, 2017Division Armory, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.