Jose Valenzuela: record, next fight and profile →
Tour de force Isaac Cruz saw his meteorotic rise come to a sudden crash Saturday night in Los Angeles courtesy of Jose Valenzuela, as the swarming brawler met his match against a precise marksman.
Three-division champion Terence Crawford is moving up to 154 pounds to challenge junior middleweight titlist Israil Madrimov on Saturday at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
In December 2021, Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz stepped in with little more than a month’s notice to accept the biggest fight of his life against Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Could a rematch be on the horizon?
The way Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz sees it, his fights are an extension of a lifetime contract with his fans.
Boxing fans recognize the value of Saturday’s Los Angeles card – the U.S. debut show from Saudi Arabia power broker Turki Alalshikh. But for the sport to truly connect, it needs to resonate with the mainstream audience, and that effort has thus far been a mixed bag saddled by questionable scheduling, iffy local market knowledge and lacking personalities.
Former unified heavyweight world champion Andy Ruiz has his sights set on a huge rematch with Joseph Parker if he gets past Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller in his long-awaited comeback fight at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles this Saturday August 3.
Isaac Cruz is preparing for war against Jose Valenzuela – a war he expects to win. Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs), 26, the newly crowned WBA super lightweight titleholder, will make his first defense against rising southpaw Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela on Aug. 3, in chief support of the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov 154-pound title bout at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
With Vasiliy Lomachenko seemingly unwilling to face Gervonta “Tank” Davis this November, Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz says he's ready to step in – just as soon as he finishes with Jose Valenzuela on Aug. 3.
It was a hastily made fight, the opponent invited on the heels of two losses in his last three fights, including a knockout defeat. Maybe that’s all anyone making matches for new WBA 140-pound champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz needs to know, considering the popular Mexican’s penchant for unleashing hellacious punches that only the most granite of chins can withstand.
The full show for the Aug. 3 bill in Los Angeles has been announced, which is topped by Terence Crawford’s attempts at WBA champion Israil Madrimov’s WBO 154-pound title.