Gervonta “Tank” Davis and David Benavidez will both return to the ring on June 15 in a PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Davis will be facing Frank Martin, as expected, with Davis defending his WBA lightweight title. Benavidez is moving up to light heavyweight to face Oleksandr Gvozdyk, also as expected, for an interim WBC title.
The 29-year-old Davis (29-0, 27 KO) hasn’t fought since his Apr. 2023 knockout win over Ryan Garcia, while Martin (18-0, 12 KO), also 29, was last seen in July 2023, beating Artem Harutyunan in a fight that turned out more difficult than many expected.
“Tank” will absolutely be a massive favorite in this fight, but it really is about as good a fight as is out there for him right now, particularly considering he’s working in-house with PBC on fights.
Benavidez (28-0, 24 KO) has moved on from hoping he’ll land a fight at 168 with Canelo Alvarez, and will campaign at 175. The 27-year-old “Monster” physically dominated Demetrius Andrade last time out on Nov. 25, the headline fight of the final Showtime boxing pay-per-view.
The 37-year-old Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KO) retired after a thumping 2019 loss to Artur Beterbiev, but made sort of a soft return in early 2023, fighting three times on the year with wins over Josue Obando, Ricards Bolotniks, and Isaac Rodrigues.
Needless to say, Benavidez is a step back into the top level and a major leap in competition from those guys.
