Frank Martin has the look of a light-weight contender stopping Jackson Marinez. Picture by Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions
Frank Martin and Michel Rivera will sq. off on December 17, Showtime Boxing formally introduced Saturday night time. Boxingscene’s Keith Idec was the primary to interrupt the story.
The 12-round world title elimination bout will headline a Showtime Boxing: Particular Version telecast and can possible happen at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the identical web site as Saturday’s conflict between unbeaten and proficient David Morrell and Aidos Yerbossynuly.
The Martin-Rivera struggle is a compelling conflict between light-weight contenders ranked within the top-10 by The Ring. Martin and Rivera are ranked at No. 8 and 9, respectively.
Martin (16-0, 12 knockouts), who resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, final fought on July 9, dropping Jackson Marinez twice en path to a win within the tenth spherical. Earlier this yr on January 1, the southpaw Martin stopped hard-hitting Romero Duno of the Philippines within the fourth spherical.
The 27-year-old has stopped six of his final seven opponents. Martin trains alongside Ring Journal welterweight champion Errol Spence within the Dallas, Texas space.
Rivera (24-0, 14 KOs), who’s initially from the Dominican Republic and now resides in Miami, Florida, outboxed once-beaten Jerry Perez en path to a one-sided resolution victory in his final bout on October 15. Lower than seven months earlier than the win over Perez, Rivera outboxed and defeated Joseph Adorno in a conflict of unbeaten lightweights.
After displaying energy and aggression over a two-year span, having stopped 4 of his earlier 5 opponents, Rivera has displayed an improved skill-set in defeating his final three opponents by resolution.
The 24-year-old Rivera is promoted by Sampson Lewkowicz.
Two extra fights will possible be added to spherical out the Showtime Boxing telecast.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He could be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
