As supervisor of Mexico’s Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, Sean Gibbons has marveled at how the recognition of his 25-year-old former light-weight title challenger has shot upward since Cruz fought Gervonta Davis three years in the past.
Gibbons studies Cruz’s Instagram followers have almost tripled, reaching 825,000 now and poised to eclipse 1 million by the point he completes his scheduled March 30 Prime Video co-main occasion versus one other social media heavyweight, Rolando “Rolly” Romero, at Las Vegas’ T-Cellular Area.
“Pitbull’ will come out of this a star, and if he actually whacks ‘Rolly,’ all he has to do is rise up in that ring and ask, ‘Gervonta, what would you like now?’” Gibbons mentioned.
Cruz (25-2-1, 17 KOs) gave Davis (29-0, 27 KOs) an incredible battle in December 2021, with the Baltimore product rising with a slim victory on the scorecards, 115-113, 115-113, 116-112.
Cruz has proceeded to knock out two foes and endured a lackluster affair in July towards the awkward type of Giovanni Cabrera to say a split-decision victory.
“There’s an actual mystique about ‘Pitbull,’ and that chance to look sensational towards ‘Rolly’ exists as a result of [Romero] tends to only stand there … this could be a gradual beatdown and a battle that steals the present,” Gibbons mentioned of a card headlined by the 154-pound title bout between Tim Tszyu and Keith Thurman.
That’s the supervisor’s hope, anyway.
Cruz has expressed dedication to erase the dangerous style of the Cabrera bout and seize the WBA 140-pound belt his father, Isaac, longed for throughout his personal profession. The elder Cruz fought the likes of Vernon Forrest and John John Molina, and Isaac Jr.’s grandfather, Memo Cruz, fought Pipino Cuevas amongst others.
“Successful right here would make his dad’s dream come true … this is identical belt his dad wished,” Gibbons mentioned.
Extra importantly, it might enable Cruz, by successful a belt in his 140-pound debut, to boost his case for a rematch with Davis, who is because of headline a fundamental occasion June 15 in Las Vegas versus Frank Martin.
It could mark a exceptional rise for the married father of two kids who previously scrounged simply to purchase tortillas, Gibbons mentioned.
“If each [Cruz and Davis] win, this battle ought to occur,” Gibbons mentioned. “{Dollars} make sense to Gervonta, and ‘Pitbull’ will probably be a better option than Ryan Garcia once more … I doubt [Garcia] even beats [Devin] Haney [April 20].”
