Light-weight contender Andy Cruz appears ahead to his ten-round battle towards veteran Antonio Moran this Saturday evening within the Riyadh Season occasion on the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
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The 2020 Cuban Olympic gold medalist Cruz (3-0, 1 KO) desires to realize extra expertise by beating Moran (30-6-1, 20 K1s) on this card, which can be proven on DAZN and ESPN+ PPV.
Cruz’s Quest for Expertise
Regardless of Cruz’s solely three professional fights, three sanctioning our bodies ranked him within the high 10. Many followers really feel he’s one of many high three fighters within the 135-lb division, simply behind Gervonta Davis and Vasily Lomachenko.
Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing promotes Cruz, who desires to problem for a world title in 2025. Hearn might want to discover high contenders prepared to battle Cruz as a result of he’s already having issues getting fighters prepared to face him.
Cruz’s former sufferer, Keyshawn Davis, has rejected the potential of combating him. Keyshawn’s disinterest in combating Cruz doesn’t hassle the gifted Cuban as a result of he sees it as a father-son match, given his 4 wins over Davis within the novice ranks.
“I’m anticipating a tricky problem. The man could be very skilled. He’s clearly rather more skilled than me within the skilled aspect of the game,” stated Andy Cruz to Title Sports activities Community, speaking about his battle towards Antonio Moran this Saturday evening on August third at on and DAZN ESPN+ PPV.
A knockout win for Cruz over Moran would assist him acquire extra consideration from followers. Cruz trains in the identical gymnasium as Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, and it could serve him nicely to emulate his type within the professional ranks.
Cruz’s Historical past with Keyshawn Davis
“Checks like this serve nicely for the longer term. There’s a little bit of historical past there. We met one another 4 instances within the amateurs. I’ve managed to come back out efficiently in every of the 4 events, however they’ve all been shut affairs,” stated Andy Cruz about Keyshawn Davis.
It’s unlikely that Keyshawn would ever comply with battle Cruz as a result of it’s a foul match-up for the Virginia native, who’s attempting to get cash fights. Cruz would doubtlessly mess up Keyshawn’s plans. If Keyshawn needed to make a reputation for himself, he’d battle Cruz and present he might avenge his loss.
“There’s a number of historical past. We all know one another, and that’s why there’s at all times a number of speak between us. I feel he desires it a bit bit greater than me,” Cruz stated about Keyshawn. He’s a bit bit wound up about it, whereas I’m a bit extra relaxed about it. If it had been, I feel it could be extra of a father-son encounter. ”
It’s comprehensible why Keyshawn remains to be upset about his 4 defeats to Cruz. He dominated Keyshawn in every of their fights, displaying that he didn’t belong on his stage.
Wanting Forward to Future Challenges
“For me, it could be the legends of the division. Lomachenko, Tank and Shakur. These guys can be dream opponents,” stated Cruz about fighters he’d prefer to battle at light-weight. There are such a lot of stand-out fighters in that division. It could be tough to select one out.”
Of the three names Cruz want to battle, Shakur is the extra doable one as a result of he’s determined for an enormous battle and seems prepared to face anybody.
