Esteemed boxing coach, commentator and analyst, Teddy Atlas, has shared his ideas on Saturday evening’s motion, the place Isaac Cruz and Lamont Roach Jr fought to a attract San Antonio, as ‘Pitbull’ retained his WBC Interim super-lightweight title.
Roach has had an intriguing 2025, as the previous WBA super-featherweight world champion moved as much as light-weight and controversially drew with Gervonta Davis, earlier than an additional transfer as much as super-lightweight brought about him to be stripped of his 130lb world title.
In opposition to Cruz, ‘The Reaper’ was dropped by the Mexican within the third spherical however nonetheless got here away from the competition with a second consecutive draw after 12 hard-fought rounds upon his 140b debut.
On his X account, Atlas, who famously guided Michael Moorer to the heavyweight throne, shared his frustration on the referee’s involvement and that he had Cruz profitable the championship rounds on his scorecard.
I picked Cruz to beat and upset Roach at The Ropes & it was shut however hated to see Referee impose himself into it. Felt Cruz received the Championship Rds. #cruzvsroachpic.twitter.com/GB7HIT7lTM
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) December 7, 2025
“I picked Cruz to beat and upset Roach at The Ropes & it was shut however hated to see the rferee impose himself into it. Felt Cruz received the Championship Rounds.”
Regardless of the dearth of a victor, the struggle was well-received by followers and already there are requires a rematch, the place the winner would probably problem for the WBC super-lightweight world title late subsequent yr.
At current, Puerto Rico’s Subriel Matias is in possession of that belt, however he faces Sheffield’s Dalton Smith in New York in 4 weeks’ time in an tried first defence of his second reign as a super-lightweight world champion.
