Martin vs Rivera: Showtime Showdown at Las Vegas!

Frank “The Ghost” Martin (16-0, 12KOs) will face off with Michel “La Zarza Ali” Rivera (24-0, 14KOs) on Saturday December 17th, 2022, at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. This is a 12 round Lightweight WBA title eliminator. The fight will be presented live on Showtime via Premier Boxing Champions beginning at 9PM/ET

Frank Martin comes into the fight with a higher KO percentage which is at 75% versus Rivera’s 58% Knockout percentage. Martin is also a southpaw, who will look to use is power and southpaw stance to his advantage over Rivera’s experience. Rivera is a tough prospect from DR. He is the younger (by 3 years) more experienced fighter with 24 fights under his belt. Rivera also has a 3 inch reach advantage. Both fighters boast undefeated records and look to keep that record unblemished which makes for a good fight. These contenders will be putting everything on the line to keep they trajectory to the top moving consistently. In their last 4 fights both Rivera and Martin averaged a fight about every 4 months which is pretty active. Rivera has stopped two of his last 5 fights while Martin has stopped 4 of his last 5.

Also on the card we have Jose Uzcategui (32-4-0, 27KOs) will face off against Vladimir Shishkin (13-0, 8KOs) in a 12 round super middleweight IBF title eliminator. Uzcategui lost 3 of his last 5 fights and is looking to prove he is still a contender. Shishkin won 3 of his last 5 fights by stoppage and is on the rise up possibly using Uzcategui as a stepping stone to step into the elite zone. This card will be explosive, tune in and don’t miss out on the action!