Isaac Cruz: record, next fight and profile →
Considering the plight of Gervonta “Tank” Davis, Mexico’s Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz believes he is the ideal opponent for the legally embattled former three-division to come back against...
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“If I had to guess, it’ll be Lamont Roach versus ‘Pitbull’ in New York, with the winner fighting [Gervonta] Davis,” said Roach's co-promoter Garry Jonas.
If Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz backs off his position, that he’s moving away from the idea of a sudden rematch with Lamont Roach Jnr, Roach wants that second meeting in his hometown.
“It’s not possible to have another fight with him because I’ve already demonstrated I did a really good fight," Isaac Cruz tells Lance Pugmire.
Roach's fights with Gervonta Davis and Isaac Cruz have ended without a winner. Lucas Ketelle looks at other boxers who have had consecutive outings wind up as draws.
In the span of 33 hours, Stephen Fulton missed weight for his fight with O'Shaquie Foster and then looked utterly listless in the ring, writes Eric Raskin.
It was fitting that there was little separation between the only two fighters to push Gervonta Davis to the brink. Isaac Cruz and Lamont Roach Jnr separately called for rematches with the unbeaten WBA 135lbs titlist – Cruz after his narrow December 2021 defeat; and Roach following his disputed majority draw with “Tank” this past March 1 in Brooklyn, New York.
There was a method to Lamont Roach Jnr’s perceived madness, as he took on a more aggressive approach against Isaac Cruz for a reason.