Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela vs. Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz 2 rematch is within the works for the undercard of David Benavidez vs. David Morrell on January twenty fifth in Las Vegas.
Followers’ response to seeing a rematch between WBA mild welterweight champion Rayo Valenzuela (14-2, 9 KOs) and former champ Pitbull Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) is blended as a result of their earlier combat on Augut third had a conclusive winner.
If it had been a more in-depth one and Cruz had come again to beat somebody good, followers could be extra involved in seeing them combat once more. It appeared like Cruz was overmatched in opposition to Valenzuela, and by no means bought into the combat.
The 5’10” ‘Rayo’ simply outboxed Cruz, hitting him with photographs and escaping to the surface to keep away from his punches. The judges gave it to Valenzuela with scores of 116-112, 116-112 for Rayo, and 115-113 for Cruz.
“In an interview, José Benavidez Sr. has simply confirmed that they’re working in order that the co-main occasion of @Benavidez300 vs. @OsvaryJ would be the rematch between @rayoboxing and @IsaacPitbull98,” mentioned Fernando Sabatini on X.
The true fascinating combat on the cardboard is the headliner between WBC interim tremendous middleweight champion Benavidez and WBA ‘common’ 175-lb champion Morrell (11-0, 9 KOs). That’s going to be a battle, and we may see considered one of them get knocked out.
Benavidez took loads of large photographs in his debut at 175 in opposition to former WBC champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth.
If Benavidez fights like that in opposition to Morrell, he’ll get knocked out as a result of the Cuban is a large puncher with energy in comparison with a cross between Adonis Stevenson and Artur Beterbiev. Morrell has one-punch energy, and he’ll be harmful for somebody as simple to hit as Benavidez.
Talking of Beterbiev. The winner of his combat in opposition to WBA champion Dmitry Bivol on October twelfth may face the Benavidez vs. Morrell winner. The one manner that doesn’t occur is that if the 2 champions have a rematch or the winner vacates.
