![]() ![]() In a junior middleweight title eliminator, Sebastian Fundora outlasted Sergio Garcia to win by unanimous decision. More results: Fundora outpoints Garcia to stay unbeaten Clear opening frame for the Mexican fighter. ![]() He landed a few good shots late in the round that brought the crowd to its feet. Round 1: Cruz fought the only way he can to have a chance to win, rolling forward the entire round with nonstop pressure. ![]() Round 2: A close round, plenty more pressure from Cruz, but Davis connects on a few blistering counter uppercuts that gain Cruz's attention. Cruz has shown a good chin thus far as he looks to sink in the left hand to the liver. Round 3: Gervonta Davis continues to wait for the counter uppercut, and Isaac Cruz is happy to eat them on his way inside. Gervonta still landing that powerful counter uppercut, but Cruz is outworking him. He switched it up to the head in that round and landed a pair of good left hooks. Round 4: Isaac Cruz won't stop coming forward, and he is doing damage to the body. He's doing good work with the right hand, but Cruz is making him work for it. Round 5: Gervonta warned for shoving for the second time in the fight. He missed wildly on a few power shots in that frame. Round 6: Davis applies the pressure for the first time in the fight and delivers his best round all night. Cruz's chin looks really good and he's game, but needs far more activity to win these rounds. He's walking inside and just eating power shots. Round 7: Cruz needs to think about throwing a jab at some point in this fight to close distance. Cruz with a late barrage and a few good lefts hands. Round 8: Davis opening up more and more, but he doesn't seem to be affecting Cruz too much with the power shots just yet. Davis is the more consistent fighter and his punches are becoming cleaner as the fight wears on. Round 9: Cruz just isn't applying enough pressure. Davis continues to box and move rather than pressure. He connected with a left hook along the ropes preceded by a string of body shots. Round 11: Davis seems to be favoring his left arm. Official scorecards should be interesting. Cruz doesn't go for broke but does some decent body work to win the round. Round 12: Davis only throwing jabs again. Far from the explosive performance Tank was looking for, but he gets the win. Round-by-round analysis:ĭavis remains undefeated with a unanimous decision victory over Cruz: 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. "I was throwing down and I hit him on top of the head. "I hurt my hand, so I couldn't get him out of there," said Davis, a southpaw who barley threw a left hand over the final two rounds. Two judges scored it 115-113 with a third tally of 116-112 for the Baltimore native. In fact, Isaac Cruz, a major underdog from Mexico, never appeared to be in any danger at all.ĭavis (26-0, 24 KOs), 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, didn't deliver the kind of spectacular performance fans were expecting, but he remained undefeated with a tougher-than-expected unanimous decision victory over Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KOs), 23, of Mexico, on Sunday before an announced attendance of 15,580 at Staples Center. "Tank" had Mayweather, his promoter and mentor, watching from ringside, but the fight-ending shot never materialized. LOS ANGELES - Gervonta Davis shot to boxing stardom with the support of Floyd Mayweather and a bundle of explosive knockouts. Gervonta Davis defeats Isaac Cruz in tough fight to retain his lightweight boxing title You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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