Frank Martin KO’s Barthelemy In Round 4

Frank ‘The Ghost’ Martin (19-0, 13 KOs) looked impressive, scoring a fourth-round highlight reel knockout of Rances Barthelemy (30-4-1, 15 KOs) on Saturday night in light welterweight action at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Return of ‘The Ghost’

Fighting for the first time since being knocked out by Gervonta Davis 18 months ago, Martin flattened the 39-year-old Barthelemy with a perfectly placed left hand to the head in round four to get the KO. Barthelemy was badly hurt and couldn’t get up even if he wanted to. The time of the stoppage was at 2:56 of round four.

Martin, 30, used a lot of movement to negate Barthelemy’s offense in rounds one through three, constantly turning to avoid his jabs and right hands. It worked well for ‘The Ghost,’ but it also kept him from landing his own punches. It was needless movement against this type of non-puncher.

Left Hand of Doom

In the fourth, Martin went to work, connecting with two lefts that put Barthelemy down on the canvas. When he got up, and the action resumed, Martin bum rushed him, landing punches mostly on the guard of the Cuban.

Barthelemy smiled and motioned Martin to keep attacking, and that he did. Moments later, ‘The Ghost’ caught him with a telegraphed left to the jaw of Barthelemy, sending him down back-first on the canvas. There would be no getting up from that knockdown. The referee then waved it off when he saw that Rances was in no condition to return to his feet.