Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz assured that He is fully focused on taking the super lightweight title from him. of the World Boxing Association (WBA) to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and not in a rematch with Gervonta Davis at this time.
In an interview with BoxingScene, Pitbull Cruz made it clear that For now his goal is to become world champion on March 30 in Las Vegas to make his career shine and thinks that the opportunity with Tank Davis will come later.
“Simply I’ll focus on taking care of business on March 30th. (I am focused on) winning the fight, shining in my own career and then, whatever happens, I know that God will be in charge of putting what should be in my path,” said the Aztec boxer.
It should be noted that the Mexican He was in talks with Gervonta Davis’ team to try to get revenge, but in the end they fell out because they never received a response from Tank. For this reason, Pitbull Cruz focused on Ryan García and Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero. In the end the American champion will be the rival of the Aztec fighter.
Although some sports experts think that the duel between both boxers will be very even, others predict that Pitbull Cruz – who is the betting favorite to win the fight – will defeat the American by knockout. Although some believe that Rolly Romero He will have no problems defending his belt for the first time WBA super lightweight.
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. and his debut in the category. 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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