Carl Jammes Martin is set for another ring comeback in Mexico on November 30 against brawler Ruben Tostado Garcia of Mexico in a non-title super bantamweight bout in Tijuana, Mexico that will determine his fate next year.
“Carl Martin looks to close out 2024 with a big victory for a world title fight in 2025,” international matchmaker Sean Gibbons, also Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions President, said.
“We have been incredibly happy with his progress since he arrived here in the US,” Gibbons added.
The 25-year-old southpaw is coming off a second-round technical knockout victory against Mexican Anthony Jimenez Salas last September 7 in Sinaloa, Mexico, and he is now bracing for another Mexican brawl.
Backed and promoted by Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions and Tom Brown’s TGB Promotions under Al Haymons Premier Boxing Champions (PBC), Martin aims to boost his stock to solidify his chances for next year’s world title shot in the super bantamweight class.
“We look forward to a junior featherweight title fight in 2025. He will be ready by that time because we expect him to show it next week in Mexico,” Gibbons said.
Martin from Lagawe, Ifugao is undefeated in 24 fights with 19 knockouts while his upcoming rival Garcia is a 30-year-old veteran of 42 fights with 27-14-1 win-loss-draw record with 10 knockouts.
Martin, who trains at the Knucklehead Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, is currently ranked No. 2 in the World Boxing Organization and No. 7 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF), putting him closer to a world title shot by next year.
