Juan Carlos Burgos: record, next fight and profile →
A bantamweight fight with title implications between Michael Angeletti and Eros Correa will now be the main event of Saturday’s ProBox TV event at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas after the original main event fell out.
Pauldo, a lightweight, is now 18-2 with 9 KOs. Burgos is 36-8-3 with 22 KOs.
Andy Cruz Pro Debut, Burgos Fight Photos Gallery - Alycia Baumgardner is hunting the biggest names in the sport after she completed a revenge mission in style. She retained her undisputed super featherweight crown with a ten round unanimous decision over old foe Christina Linardatou at the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Saturday night. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
The pro journey has begun for one of the most accomplished amateur boxers in recent memory. Andy Cruz enjoyed a successful pro debut with a ten-round, unanimous decision win over former title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos. Judges Gerard White (100-90), Dave Dejonge (100-90) and Rose Gross (98-92) scored for Cruz in their DAZN-aired co-feature Saturday evening from Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan.
By Jake Donovan - Andy Cruz had to hit the ground running for his pro debut. Far too much effort was put into fleeing from Cuba to the United States and positioning himself to enjoy a pro career. Once that opportunity arrived, the 2020 Olympic Gold medalist demanded the quickest path possible to rise to the top. With that has come a scheduled ten-round clash versus former two-time title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos, which will take place this Saturday on DAZN from Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan.
Andy Cruz will step through the ropes for the first time as a professional on Saturday night in Detroit at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, live worldwide on DAZN – and the Cuban star says his drive to replicate his amateur success is all for his family.
Cuba's Andy Cruz is going to start his pro career in rapid fashion, as he makes his debut in the paid ranks by facing dangerous veteran Juan Carlos Burgos on July 15 in Detroit as part of a Matchroom Boxing card on DAZN.
Teofimo Lopez’s second junior welterweight fight drew slightly higher viewership on ESPN than his 140-pound debut four months ago. Nielsen Media Research revealed data Tuesday that indicated an average of 951,000 viewers watched Lopez defeat Sandor Martin by split decision in a 10-round main event Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. ESPN’s peak audience for the Lopez-Martin match was 972,000.
Olympic silver medalist Keyshawn Davis (7-0, 5 KOs) passed the toughest test of his career by soundly defeating three-time world title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos (35-7-3, 21 KOs) via eight-round unanimous decision. Davis controlled the fight from beginning to end with his speed, power and superior skills. Scores: 80-72 3x.
NEW YORK – Keyshawn Davis didn’t deliver the knockout he hoped to produce Saturday night, but the elite lightweight prospect battered durable, brave veteran Juan Carlos Burgos throughout their eight-round bout.