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Frank Martin returns Oct. 25 vs. Rances Barthelemy on Fundora-Thurman card
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Frank Martin returns Oct. 25 vs. Rances Barthelemy on Fundora-Thurman card
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Sep 17, 2025
Sep 17, 2025
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Frank Martin finally has a date to fight again following his eighth-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in June 2024. “October 25, I’m back,” Martin revealed on social media.
Frank Martin finally has a date to fight again following his eighth-round knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in June 2024.
“October 25, I’m back,” Martin revealed on social media.
A source informed of Martin's plans told The Ring that Martin (18-1, 12 KOs) will make his junior welterweight debut and be featured as the main fight of the non-pay-per-view portion of the PBC on Prime Video show headlined by Sebastian Fundora’s WBC junior middleweight title defense against Keith Thurman at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Martin's opponent has not yet been announced, though he revealed on social media that he's slated to face Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1, 15 KOs).
"It's inked now," Martin said.
Barthelemy is a former 130 and 135-pound titleholder from Cuba whose best days are behind him. The 39-year-old has lost two of his last three fights over three years and most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Jose Ramirez in April 2024.
Martin, a 30-year-old southpaw from Indiana, was ranked as The Ring’s No. 8 lightweight earlier this year, but inactivity has since dropped him out of the rankings.
Martin was holding his own against Davis during their lightweight tilt last summer, but Tank started separating himself and closed the gap before landing a devastating left hand that dropped and stopped Martin. Martin was only down a point at the time on all of the cards.
He came into the clash riding a wave of momentum featuring wins against Artem Harutyunyan, Michel Rivera, Jackson Marinez, and Romero Duno over 18 months from 2022 to 2023, and now, he'll look to start a new run in a new division next month.
Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.
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