Sean Gibbons, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz’s manager, stated that the Mexican will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight title in August at an event to be held in Las Vegas.
Speaking to BoxingScene, Gibbons indicated that Pitbull Cruz will headline a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card against an opponent that has not yet been defined, since the Mexican wants to stay active in the ring.
“Pitbull wants to get back in the ring and stay busy. It’s not Beatlemania down here, it’s Pitbullmania. People write songs for it and create murals for it. Is something. Manny wants activity to keep his momentum going. He is ready to fight and the fans are ready to see him again. The fans have spoken,” he said.
Regarding the rematch with Gervonta Davis, Sean Gibbons expressed that The possible confrontation could be taking place in December because Tank will defend his WBA lightweight title on June 22 in Houston against Frank Martin.
“December is perfect. We’re not chasing Tank now that we have the belt, but everywhere we go, everyone wants to know when we’re fighting Gervonta Davis. He will fight. Then Pitbull will fight. And we will be ready,” added the promoter.
Pitbull Cruz has just dominated Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero from start to finish and kept his mouth shut as he promised before the fight on March 30 to be crowned WBA champion at 140 pounds. The American At no time could he counteract the power of the Mexican fighter and from the beginning he was hurt with strong blows, but was able to survive on several occasions until the eighth the referee stopped the fight.
Although it is unknown who his next opponent could be, Venezuelan Ismael Barroso could be an option, since he holds the interim WBA title and was waiting for a rematch with Rolly Romero after the controversial arbitration decision that ended up crowning the American as WBA champion.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, 24, achieved an important victory against Rolly Romero and He is now the new holder of the WBA world title at 140 pounds in his debut in the category. The Mexican boxer has a professional record of 26 victories (18 of them by fast track), two losses and one draw.
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