Lamont Roach will take advantage of Pitbull Cruz's mistakes to beat him
Lamont Roach Jr. explained that Pitbull Cruz's style is aggressive, but he believes he can hurt him because he assured that he will maintain his power at 140 pounds
Lamont Roach Jr. will take advantage of the mistakes made by Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz, interim 140-pound champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), to defeat him on December 6 in San Antonio, Texas.
In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Roach Jr. explained that the style of Pitbull Cruz is aggressive, but believes he can hurt him because he assured that he will maintain his power at 140 pounds.
“He is still a fixed target. It is not that they work to be defensive. I think he is still relentless, he is still brutal, the same fighter who wants to hurt whoever gets in his way,” he said.
“I think he makes some mistakes and leaves himself totally exposed so that I can hit him very cleanly. He is going to realize that even if I move up in weight class, I hit hard,” he added.
The two former rivals of Gervonta Davis will measure their strength and the Mexican fighter starts as the favorite to win the fight, but some think that the American could pull off an upset.
Lamont Roach Jr. will return to the ring after a hard-fought fight with Gervonta Davis that ended controversially, since in the ninth round 'Tank' knelt and the referee did not rate it as a knockdown because the champion indicated that he had something in his eye.
This could have been a determining factor in tipping the scales in favor of Roach Jr. After twelve rounds, the judges marked the fight as a majority draw. The American was negotiating a rematch, but 'Tank' accepted a million-dollar fight with Jake Paul for November.
On the other hand, Pitbull Cruz is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Omar Salcido - who entered as a last-minute replacement for Angel 'Tashiro' Fierro - on the scorecards, consolidating his position as the WBC interim 140-pound world champion.
Lamont Roach Jr., 29, drew after twelve rounds with Tank Davis in a fight he thinks he should have won. The American has a professional record of 25 wins (10 by knockout), one loss, and two draws.
For his part, Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz, 26,He was crowned WBC interim super lightweight champion in Las Vegas and wants to continue adding to his legacy. The Mexican boxer now has a professional record of 28 wins (18 of them by knockout), three losses, and one draw.