![]() Davis again worked well from range, using his jab. Davis banged a straight left off of Cruz’s head with :55 remaining in the round. With 1:44 left in the sixth, Cruz landed a right to Davis’ chest. It was right around the fifth round I saw that his hand wasn’t working correctly.” If the fans want to see a rematch, we’ll do it. I think we retained rhythm from the start to the end. Pitbull is always going to be on the attack. “I have nothing to say, the fans are speaking on who won this fight,” Cruz said. With 1:42 left in the fifth, Cruz tagged Davis with a right to the body. Davis snuck in a left uppercut to the body with :27 remaining in the round.Ĭruz’s gameplan was to zap Davis’ body. With 1:37 left in the fourth, Cruz winged a looping left that caught Davis on the chin, which Tank grinned at and shook his head that the punch didn’t hurt. By the third, Davis began finding a rhythm and timing, landing counters off Cruz.Ĭruz, with his high guard, kept stalking Davis, who used lateral movement to stay away. In the first two rounds, Davis missed his vaunted left uppercut by inches numerous times, and there was a sense that the hammer would eventually land. In the final seconds of the opening round, Cruz wound up on the canvas but referee Thomas Taylor rightfully called it a slip. With :27 left in the first, Cruz landed a right on Davis against the ropes that seemed to get Tank’s attention. Even though he didn’t win, a star was born tonight.”Įarly on, Cruz attacked the body. No matter if the opponent is taller or shorter, I’ve got to get through it. I hit him with my knuckle and messed it up. He’s a shorter fighter, so I was throwing down on the top of his head. ![]() I gotta get the hand checked out,” responded Davis when asked about his left hand. The 27-year-old Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) took it by scores of 115-113 on the scorecards of Carla Caiz and Max DeLuca and 116-112 by Zachary Young.Ĭruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) became only the second fighter to go the distance with Davis, who ruled the first half of the fight before he hurt his left hand. The boxing superstar and five-time world champion retained the WBA World Lightweight Title with a close unanimous decision over Cruz Sunday night before a star-studded, sellout crowd of 15,850 at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, live on SHOWTIME pay-per-view. Midway through the fight, Gervonta “Tank” Davis hurt his left hand against rugged Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz. ![]() Watch the official video of All Access Gervonta Davis vs Isaac Cruz Gonzalez, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.The mighty eraser wasn’t there. Here is the Gervonta Davis vs Isaac Cruz Gonzalez full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in): Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA Pitbull Cruz suffered his only loss when he faced Luis Miguel Montano in 2016, since then he has collected one draw and 16 victories beating Diego Magdaleno, Jose Matias Romero ( Isaac Cruz Gonzalez vs Jose Matias Romero) and Francisco Vargas in his last three ( Isaac Cruz Gonzalez vs Francisco Vargas).Ĭruz’s next fight: Isaac Cruz Gonzalez vs Yuriorkis Gamboaĭavis’ next fight: Gervonta Davis vs Rolando Romero Davis vs Cruz info His opponent, Isaac Cruz Gonzalez, has a boxing record of 22-1-1 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the lightweight division. In his last three matches he has won over Yuriorkis Gamboa ( Gervonta Davis vs Yuriorkis Gamboa), Leo Santa Cruz (4-stars match, Gervonta Davis vs Leo Santa Cruz) and Mario Barrios ( Gervonta Davis vs Mario Barrios). The undefeated world champion in three different weight classes Gervonta Davis entered this fight with a perfect record of 25-0-0 ( 24 KOs=96%) and he is ranked as the No.4 super lightweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Josh Taylor). Review by :, good pace with some nice exchanges: the boxing fight Gervonta Davis vs Isaac Cruz Gonzalez gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).Ĭruz vs Davis is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the WBA World lightweight title.
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