Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz says he’d be prepared to step in as Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis’ subsequent opponent later this 12 months after he takes care of Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela this Saturday night time, August third, of their battle on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) is defending his WBA mild welterweight title towards ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs) on the undercard of Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov on DAZN and ESPN+ PPV.
Chasing Large Payday
With the large payday that ‘Pitbull’ Cruz bought for his battle towards Tank Davis (30-0, 28 KOs) in December 2021 in a shedding effort, you’ll be able to perceive why he’d be concerned to battle him once more. The cash can be big for Cruz.
Tank beat Cruz by an in depth twelve-round unanimous choice on the Staples Middle on December fifth, 2021, and a few followers felt that it ought to have gone the opposite method. Davis supposedly was preventing with an injured hand, which made it troublesome for him to get full energy on his punches.
“I’m in prime situation to have the ability to be thought-about to battle Gervonta on no matter date is obtainable on the finish of the 12 months, and if it occurs, I can be prepared,” mentioned Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz to Boxingscene about his want to step in and face Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis later this 12 months, supplied he wins his battle this Saturday night time towards Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela on August third.
WBC light-weight champion Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda are the 2 robust candidates for Tank’s subsequent battle. Now that Lomachenko is out of the working, it’s believed that Tank Davis will select a kind of two for his subsequent battle in November or December.
Valenzuela’s Difficult Type
It’s not a provided that ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, 26, will get by the hard-hitting ‘Rayo,’ who has adopted an identical model as Vasily Lomachenko, utilizing motion that makes him troublesome to hit.
That model might give Pitbull suits on August third, and he’ll should be able to pursue Rayo across the ring if he needs to land his energy photographs efficiently.
Cruz regarded spectacular dethroning WBA 140-lb champion Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero final March, knocking him out within the eighth spherical on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Pitbull could have to look in a special course for his subsequent battle than Tank Davis. Cruz has few choices to battle at 140 until former WBC champion Devin Haney appears to be like in his course.
