Frank Martin was pushed to the brink and forced to settle for a 10-round draw against Nahir Albright in a fight that exposed cracks in his 140-pound rebuild. The judges scored it 95-95 across the board, leaving Martin without the statement win he needed and giving Albright proof that he belongs at this level.
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Martin started sharp, using his jab and straight left to control distance and counter Albright’s pressure. He hurt Albright in the fifth and appeared in control through the middle rounds, landing clean shots while circling and keeping exchanges measured. After seven rounds, Martin appeared to be ahead on most unofficial charts.
Albright kept coming in the second half, targeting Martin’s body and forcing close-range turnovers. By rounds eight and nine he was landing the heavier shots and pushing Martin back.
By rounds eight and nine, the fight shifted. Albright’s hooks and inside work slowed Martin down and began to close the gap.
The 10th round turned chaotic. Albright hurt Martin early with a hard left hook that bent his legs and caused him to retreat. Martin clinched repeatedly and even wrestled Albright to the canvas to buy time.
As Albright threw punches in search of a finish, his mouthpiece came loose twice during the flurry. The referee interrupted the action to restart it and stopped momentum just as Martin was in trouble. Those seconds mattered. Martin was given room to recover and survive until the final bell.
No takedowns were scored, but the final round was decisive in tone. Many observers felt that Albright did enough late to steal the fight outright, and the nozzle stoppages quickly became the main talking point afterward.
Martin moves to 19-1-1 with 13 knockouts in a result that feels more like a setback than a step forward. Albright moves to 17-2-1 and leaves with credibility after pushing a favored contender to the brink. Martin stayed upright, but it was far from the performance expected of him at this stage.
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Last updated on 2026/02/21 at 22:52
