Gervonta 'Tank' Davis and Frank Martin Predict Benavidez to Win Against Gvozdyk in Light Heavyweight Co-feature

Gervonta 'Tank' Davis and Frank Martin gave their predictions today on who they feel will win the light heavyweight fight between David Benavidez and Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Saturday night's PBC Pay-Per-View on Prime card. Video at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Tank vs. Martin headlines this Saturday, June 15. The event starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. In a co-main event, Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) faces 37-year-old Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) for the WBC interim light heavyweight title.

It's unclear how familiar Tank Davis and Martin are with former WBC 175-lb champion Gvozdyk because he retired from 2019 to 2023 and only returned last year.

Since coming out of retirement, Gvozdyk has had two fights that have gone under the radar of many fans against Ričards Bolotņiks and Isaac Rodrigues. It will be interesting to see how Benavidez does at 175 against Gvozdyk, as this is David's debut in the division, and he hasn't faced top competition during his 11-year career.

Tank Davis Cautiously Backs Benavidez

“I'm not really the other guy [Oleksandr Gvozdyk]. I have to watch his fight, but I know that David, he's a beast,” said Gervonta 'Tank' Davis about Saturday night's Premier Boxing Champions between David Benavidez and former WBC 175-lb. champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on PBC on Prime Video PPV.

If Gvozdyk performs the way he did in his eleventh-round knockout of WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson on December 1, 2018, Benavidez could be in trouble on Saturday.

That version of Gvozdyk was dangerous because of the way he went through the fire and wore Adonis down for the knockout.

Frank Martin Keeps It Simple

“Benavidez is Benavidez,” said Frank Martin, predicting who will win on Saturday.

Considering the level of opponents Benavidez has fought throughout his career, we don't know how he will do against a top-level fighter like Gvozdyk because he has been compared to many ham & eggers opponents.

Granted, Benavidez has done what he had to do in destroying the guys he's fought, but he has yet to meet someone who you would call a top-level fighter. Furthermore, the size advantage Benavidez already enjoys, competing in a smaller division than his frame, makes it difficult to know how he will fare against a fighter his size.