![]() Davis alongside promoter, Floyd Mayweather Jr after beating Cruz Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME The IQ of Davis was clear to see by the eighth round, making ‘Pitbull’ miss and displaying his speed and power, although Cruz landed two powerful uppercuts towards the conclusion.Īfter a quieter ninth round which ‘Tank’ edged, Cruz continued to charge forward in the tenth round, pinning his foe back to the ropes with two big right hands and despite the Baltimore man returning fire, he appeared stunned after a pinpoint left hook jolted his head back. ![]() Davis said he injured his left hand Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME The pair opened up in the sixth with three-weight world champion, Davis landing with a right hook and a straight left, although Cruz responded with shots to head and body, in a round the home favourite did enough to take.ĭavis, who is promoted by former pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather Jr was letting his hands go with vigour in the seventh and managed to tee off with multiple straight left hands down through the guard of Cruz, although the 27-year-old was forced to eat a left hook counter for his troubles. ![]() ‘The One’ upped the ante by the fifth round, establishing his rhythm with quick combinations, mixing up head and body attacks, coupled with sharp defence. Cruz showed immense courage throughout Photo Credit: Esther Lin/SHOWTIME The 23-year-old’s frantic pace showed no signs of relenting and he found success with smart body attacks in rounds three and four, although Davis would finish each round the stronger. ‘Tank’ was much more aggressive in the second round, catching Cruz with an uppercut, but was caught himself by a hard left hook to the body as the underdog remained in the argument. The Mexican brought the heat from the opening bell and connected with a sharp left hook to the head within the first ten seconds of the clash, with the champion beginning the contest on the back foot. Cruz landed 121 of 553 (22%) total and 112 of 425 (26%) of his power punches.įor now, some available highlights from the fight.Gervonta Davis retained his WBA ‘regular’ lightweight title with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Isaac Cruz, after a pulsating battle in Los Angeles on Sunday night.ĭavis (26-0, 24 KOs) was pushed all the way by the tough Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) and went the distance for just the second time in his career, prevailing on scores of 116-112 and 115-113×2 in a tougher than expected assignment at Staples Center.Ĭruz stepped in for original opponent Rolando Romero, who was removed from the bout following sexual assault allegations. It was notably bad in the last few rounds, and he didn’t throw it at all in the 12th, which he won by jabbing and moving.Īccording to SHOStats, Davis landed 133 of 462 (29%) of his total punches, and 113 of 285 (40%) of his power shots, landing a bit less accurately than he normally does with the power punches. It also has to be noted that Davis clearly did suffer an injury to his left hand, which he said came in the sixth round. Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KO) definitely showed he’s a legitimate lightweight player and far from someone to be overlooked next time he gets a big opportunity, giving Davis serious problems in the fight. Scores were 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112 for Davis, who goes to 26-0 (24 KO), and sees his stoppage streak end at 16 fights. ![]() Gervonta “Tank” Davis kept his undefeated record tonight on Showtime pay-per-view, but it didn’t come easy, as he edged a decision over a very tough Isaac Cruz.
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