On June 15, 2024, a 29-year-old Frank Martin (17-0, 12 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by 29-year-old Gervonta Davis (29-0, 27 KOs).
Martin came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 5 months, and 29 days. Davis was on a 29-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 1 month, and 24 days.
Gervonta Davis stopped Frank Martin via KO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Davis improves his record to 30-0 (28 KOs), while Martin adds a loss to his record at 17-1.