Davis boxed well off his back foot, though with 1:16 remaining, Cruz popped a right off of Davis’ chin. Davis began opening up with 2:16 left in the seventh, finally catching Cruz with an uppercut. Davis again worked well from range, using his jab. Davis banged a straight left off of Cruz’s head with :55 remaining in the round. With 1:44 left in the sixth, Cruz landed a right to Davis’ chest. It was right around the fifth round I saw that his hand wasn’t working correctly.” If the fans want to see a rematch, we’ll do it. I think we retained rhythm from the start to the end. Pitbull is always going to be on the attack. “I have nothing to say, the fans are speaking on who won this fight,” Cruz said. With 1:42 left in the fifth, Cruz tagged Davis with a right to the body. Davis snuck in a left uppercut to the body with :27 remaining in the round.Ĭruz’s gameplan was to zap Davis’ body. With 1:37 left in the fourth, Cruz winged a looping left that caught Davis on the chin, which Tank grinned at and shook his head that the punch didn’t hurt. By the third, Davis began finding a rhythm and timing, landing counters off Cruz.Ĭruz, with his high guard, kept stalking Davis, who used lateral movement to stay away. In the first two rounds, Davis missed his vaunted left uppercut by inches numerous times, and there was a sense that the hammer would eventually land. In the final seconds of the opening round, Cruz wound up on the canvas but referee Thomas Taylor rightfully called it a slip. With :27 left in the first, Cruz landed a right on Davis against the ropes that seemed to get Tank’s attention. Even though he didn’t win, a star was born tonight.”Įarly on, Cruz attacked the body. No matter if the opponent is taller or shorter, I’ve got to get through it. I hit him with my knuckle and messed it up. He’s a shorter fighter, so I was throwing down on the top of his head. I gotta get the hand checked out,” responded Davis when asked about his left hand. The 27-year-old Davis (26-0, 24 KOs) took it by scores of 115-113 on the scorecards of Carla Caiz and Max DeLuca and 116-112 by Zachary Young.Ĭruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs) became only the second fighter to go the distance with Davis, who ruled the first half of the fight before he hurt his left hand. The boxing superstar and five-time world champion retained the WBA World Lightweight Title with a close unanimous decision over Cruz Sunday night before a star-studded, sellout crowd of 15,850 at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California, live on SHOWTIME pay-per-view. Midway through the fight, Gervonta “Tank” Davis hurt his left hand against rugged Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz. The fight can be seen on Showtime PPV in the United States.The mighty eraser wasn’t there. The main fight will start around 23:00 ET, 22:00 CT and 20:00 PT. The odds illustrate that the fight could end between the 6th, 7th, and 8th round. Meanwhile Cruz has 1 in 10 chances to win the overall fight by any circumstances. The probability shows that the victory of Gervonta Davis by decision is improbable as Cruz's general victory.ĭavis has 1 in 7 chances to win by decision. The odds show that the fight won't end in 12 rounds. Las Vegas estimates a value of $10 per $1 bet. Meanwhile, Cruz's victory is almost improbable. The probability of KO, technical KO, or disqualification in favor of Davis is 81%. The betting houses established that Davis is extremely favorite for Sunday's combat. But the confrontation almost ended in blows.Ĭruz will look to pull off one of the upsets of the night when he takes on Gervonta Davis at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the WBA lightweight title. The Mexican restrained himself and the commissioners and members of each team prevented the incident from escalating. Once the confrontation began, both remained for several minutes with challenging looks and did not allow the members of the commission to separate them.įinally, Davis gave in to Cruz and posed in front of the cameras, pushing him and provoking a tumult in the ceremony room. Gervonta stopped the scales at 134 1/2lbs, while the Mexican made it at 134 1/4lbs.ĭavis won the World Boxing Association super lightweight title from Mario Barrios. Neither fighter had any problems getting through the final weigh-in before stepping into the ring. Gervonta Davis and Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz are ready to step into the ring on Sunday after passing the weigh-in ceremony.
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