Gervonta Davis is set to face Frank Martin on June 15th, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Baltimore native will be defending his WBA lightweight title against Martin. ‘Tank’ was last seen inside the boxing ring last year, when he fought Ryan Garcia in April 2023. It was one of the biggest fights of the year and amassed millions of dollars. However, is it the case this time around?
The 29-year-old has been out of action for more than a year now. Fans are eager to see him inside the squared circle. Gervonta Davis’ return to the ring has long been predicted to bring in a footfall, unlike other fights of the year. It is now estimated to bring in a gate collection of approximately $14 million. Is that good or bad?
Gervonta Davis vs. Frank Martin to have a poorer turnout than Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan Garcia?
BoxingTickets shared a post on X which read, “The 100 sections have not been opened up yet, leading to the correction of the total possible, “All in” gate potential. An estimate that does not include any production kills or comps. Which are unknown in Nevada due to commission change in reporting.” BoxingTickets revealed the numbers for the upcoming boxing event, and it looks a bit underwhelming despite it being a Gervonta Davis event with David Benavidez as a co-main event. The boxing ticket evaluator highlighted that the event is predicted to bring in a gate revenue of $13.6 million excluding the production costs. This looks disheartening especially for Gervonta Davis fans and for the PBC, the promotion that is putting together the event.
As per reports, the maximum estimated gate is $13.6 million. Comparing this to the gate revenue of Tank’s last fight with Ryan Garcia, the 2023 clash had a gate collection of $22.8 million. Most other big Vegas events have also had a gate collection of close to $30 million. In comparison, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao had a staggering gate collection of $41.4 million back in 2015 when the two fought each other. Whereas Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin II in 2017 saw a gate collection of $36 million. Considering that the event is an Amazon Prime Video PPV event, the PPV income may not be as substantial as it has been for all the other fights that had well-known telecasters like Showtime Boxing and DAZN to sell the fight. This may affect the overall income generated by the event.
