![]() ![]() In another surprise result on the card, Former three-division world champion Abner Mares (31-3-2, 15 KO’s) was forced to settle for a 10 round majority draw against Miguel Flores (25-4-1, 12 KO’s).That’s not the guy that Cruz is expected to face, however, as he wants Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis, and the feelings appear to be mutual. With the win, Cruz is the mandatory for WBC lightweight champion Devin Haney. The bout was stopped at 2:27 of the second round. Ramirez then got up and was quickly dropped for a second time after getting hurt by another big left hook followed by a right hand. In round two, the 24-year-old Pitbull Cruz dropped Ramirez with a left hook in the second round. Former world lightweight title challenger Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz (24-2-1, 17KO) made easy work of Eduardo Ramirez (27-3-3, 12KO), stopping him in the second round of a WBC lightweight title eliminator.With the win, Ruiz Jr is now the WBC mandatory for champion Tyson Fury. The knockdowns are what saved Ruiz because, without them, he clearly would have lost tonight. TV Sky Sports in U.K.).This writer had Ortiz nine of the twelve rounds of the fight. Patricia Berghult, junior middleweights (for Jonas’ WBO and Berghult’s WBC titles), Liverpool, England (no U.S. Hassan Mwakinyo, junior middleweights Natasha Jonas vs. Nicolas Polanco, junior lightweights, Toledo, Ohio (FITE). Tsubasa Koura, strawweights (for Pradabsri’s WBC title), Korat, Thailand (no U.S. The card also features the comeback of former three-division titleholder Abner Mares, who hasn’t fought in four years. Ortiz was losing to Martin on all three cards at the time of the stoppage. He stopped Alexander Flores in one round in November 2020 and Charles Martin in six this past January. He has stopped his two opponents since then-titleholder Deontay Wilder took him out in seven rounds in their 2019 rematch. The 43-year-old Cuban doesn’t have the legs he once did but he retains his power and ring acumen, which makes him a threat to Ruiz and most other heavyweights. That means he will have been out of the ring for 16 months when he faces Ortiz. The 32-year-old Southern Californian then outpointed Chris Arreola in a comeback fight in May of last year, which was his most-recent bout. An out-of-shape version of Ruiz lost to Joshua in the rematch six months later. Ruiz appears to be taking his training seriously as he tries to recapture the magic he produced in his first fight against Anthony Joshua in 2019, a seventh-round knockout that gave him three heavyweight titles. Background: Ruiz and Ortiz might be a victory or two away from another world title shot, which makes this an important heavyweight fight.Kevin Salgado, junior middleweights Ra’eese Aleem vs. Jezreel Corrales, lightweights Joey Spencer vs. Miguel Flores, lightweights Jose Valenzuela vs. Eduardo Ramírez, lightweights Abner Mares vs. Also on the card: Isaac Cruz Taking vs. ![]() Odds: Ruiz 3-1 favorite (average of multiple outlets).The card also features Erika Cruz- Jelena Mrdjenovich and Hector Flores- Sivenathi Nontshinga title fights. That makes him a tremendous underdog but also a question mark. Cortes, a 27-year-old Mexican, hasn’t lost since back-to-back setbacks in 20 but he has never faced anyone near the class of Estrada. Hence his place on the Boxing Junkie pound-for-pound list. The 32-year-old Mexican has lost only once since he was outpointed by Gonzalez in 2012, a close decision against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai in 2018 that he avenged the following year. They were scheduled to meet one more time this past March but Estrada had to pull out after testing positive for COVID-19. Estrada narrowly outpointed “Chocolatito” in an entertaining fighta classic brawl in March of last year. Background: Estrada, the WBC “franchise” champion, is returning to the ring after an 18-month hiatus for this tune-up bout ahead of an expected third fight with rival Roman Gonzalez late this year.Sivenathi Nontshinga, junior flyweights (for vacant IBF title) Eduardo Hernandez vs. Jelena Mrdjenovich, featherweights (for Cruz’s WBA title) Hector Flores vs. Division: Junior bantamweight (115 pounds).Where: Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico. ![]()
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