Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz made it clear that he is not affected by Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero’s mockery about his nickname and He assured that “this Chihuahua is preparing to be the worst nightmare of his life” on March 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, when they compete for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight belt.
In the initial press conference of the duel, the American used his usual trash talk and called the Mexican a chihuahua. Therefore, in an interview with BoxingScene, Pitbull Cruz expressed that he is only focused on the new challenge and that is identifying weaknesses of Rolly Romero to take advantage of them in his favor to snatch the 140-pound title from him.
“Did you know? I respect it. He can do it (trash talk), but in the end, This Chihuahua is preparing to be the worst nightmare of his life for Romero. I am very happy and very ready to face a new challenge (at super lightweight). “We have had a great training camp, where we have been working to adapt to all the small imperfections that come with the new weight,” said the Mexican.
Furthermore, Pitbull Cruz indicated that He doesn’t care what happened against Ismael Barroso and clarified that it was just a bad night. It should be noted that Rolly Romero, who was losing on the scorecards to the Venezuelan, won his title after a controversial stoppage by referee Tony Weeks in the ninth round.
“We all have bad nights. Clearly, Rolando had a bad night (against Ismael Barroso). But I really couldn’t care less. I’m not going to take anything away from you. He is world champion in two different divisions for a reason. I’m working to identify your weaknesses and take advantage of them.and that’s exactly what I’m going to do,” he added.
Although some sports experts think that the duel between both boxers will be very even, others predict that the American He will have no problems defending his belt for the first time of the WBA super lightweight against Pitbull Cruz, who is the betting favorite to win the fight.
The fighters will meet in a fight that will serve as the co-main event of the showdown between Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) 154-pound title. The fight, which will be broadcast on the Amazon Prime platform, will mark the Mexican boxer’s second opportunity to be crowned world champion. In his first chance, Pitbull Cruz was defeated in a close duel against Gervonta Davis in 2021.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, 24, achieved an important victory against Giovanni Cabrera last July and Now he will have another chance to try to win his first world title. The Mexican boxer has a professional record of 25 victories (17 of them by fast track), two losses and one draw.
For his part, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, 27, became the WBA super lightweight champion after his controversial victory over Venezuelan Ismael Barroso, who is now interim champion of the division. The American has a record of 15 wins (12 by fast track) and one loss.
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