Light-weight contender Andy Cruz fights Omar Salcido this month in a 10-round co-feature conflict in an Eddie Hearn-promoted Matchroom card on January twenty fifth at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas. Tremendous middleweight contender Diego Pacheco will combat Steven Nelson in the primary occasion.
‘Diamond’ Andy Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs) is being fast-tracked by Hearn resulting from his spectacular novice pedigree in Cuba. He captured an Olympic gold medal in 2020, beating U.S. fighter Keyshawn Davis. That was Cruz’s fourth win over Davis, and it was easy.
Salcido (20-1, 14 KOs) is coming off a giant ninth-round knockout win over Chris Colbert on October sixteenth final yr. Colbert was as soon as seen as a future world champion and star at tremendous featherweight. His profession has gone downhill within the earlier three years.
Cruz is ranked #4 WBA, #5 WBC, and #6 IBF at light-weight. He should regularly combat towards higher opposition to get a world title shot quickly. Not one of the high guys wish to combat Andy, which is comprehensible. That’s Hearn’s predictable.
January twenty fifth Card
Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson
Andy Cruz vs. Omar Salcido
Ernesto Mercado vs. Jose Pedraza
Harley Mederos vs. Arturo de Isla
The brightest of Diamonds 💎@andydiamondcruz takes a large step up towards 20-1 Omar Salcido on Jan 25 in Las Vegas 🔜 #CruzSalcido #PachecoNelson pic.twitter.com/Vw3wP76C0a
— Matchroom Boxing (@MatchroomBoxing) January 8, 2025
