Unbeaten lightweights Michel Rivera and Frank Martin will meet on Showtime in a 135 lb eliminator on Saturday, Dec. 17, it was introduced throughout tonight’s Morrell vs Yerbossynuly card within the community.
Rivera (24-0, 14 KO) and Martin (16-0, 12 KO) are each undefeated and hungry, and need to make a mark in a division that will get lots of consideration. They’re additionally two lightweights really taking a difficult matchup now that they’re going through each other.
Rivera, a 24-year-old Dominican based mostly in Miami, bears a passing resemblance to Muhammad Ali that he leans into along with his haircut and trunks, and he’s made regular progress during the last couple of years, rising as a rising contender within the division.
Rivera was final within the ring on Oct. 15, successful an eight-round determination in a stay-busy struggle towards Jerry Perez on the Wilder vs Helenius card in Brooklyn.
Martin, 27, is part of Errol Spence Jr’s crew, nicknamed “The Ghost.” He’s barely previous for the place his profession is, however he’s a kind of guys who could have simply slipped beneath the radar, born in Detroit and residing, in line with the web, in Indianapolis. Neither of those are precisely boxing hotbeds except you’re residing 40 years in the past.
Martin was final out on July 9, the place he stopped Jackson Marinez within the tenth spherical, and was successful the struggle fairly handily.
It needs to be a very good take a look at for each fighters.
This struggle being made official additionally has two different noteworthy issues connected:
- Since this can be a PBC card, it just about shuts down any rumors/reviews of Errol Spence Jr vs Keith Thurman taking place on Dec. 17.
- With Rivera booked, that’s a fighter that Gervonta Davis gained’t be preventing, which at the least barely raises the possibilities of Davis vs Ryan Garcia getting executed.
