CHARLES MARTIN and Gerald Washington will face off on the undercard of Deontay Wilder’s rematch with Tyson Fury.
Las Vegas’ MGM Grand will host the clash on February 22 with the WBC Heavyweight belt on the line.
Martin lost his world title after fighting Anthony Joshua in 2016Credit: Getty Images – Getty
The undercard features an eliminator match-up between Martin and Washington in the IBF stakes.
Meanwhile, Emanuel Navarrete and Jeo Santisima go toe-to-toe in the WBO Super-Bantamweight division after Super-Welterweight youngster Sebastian Fundora faces Daniel Lewis.
As the former IBF world champion, Martin is seeking a route back to the top having lost his belt to Anthony Joshua in 2016.
Other than that O2 Arena defeat, the 33-year-old’s only loss came just over a year ago versus Adam Kownacki – with the Pole then going on to beat Washington as well.
The closest California-born Washington has got to a title is his 2017 loss at the hands of Wilder with the WBC belt up for grabs.
Predictably, the Bronze Bomber secured victory via a knockout as Washington lasted five rounds.
Navarrete squaring up to Santisima is the undercard bout courtesy of promoter Top Rank.
Unbeaten since losing the sixth fight of his career, WBO champ Navarrete takes on Filipino youngster Santisima, who is yet to experience defeat in a modest career to date.
Finally, American starlet Fundora is expected to make light work of Australian Lewis as he seeks a 14th career win – and tenth KO.
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
