Ryan Garcia expressed that he saw Lamont Roach Jr. winning by one or two rounds in the fight he headlined against Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz, which ended in a majority draw last weekend in San Antonio, Texas.

In a post on his X account, Garcia indicated that the fight result didn't bother him It bothered him, but he believes Roach Jr. made the smartest adjustments to counter Pitbull Cruz's aggressive style, who looked uncomfortable in the second half. "I felt like Roach won in a very close fight, maybe by a round or two. Although I'm not bothered by the draw at all," he wrote. "But when round 11 came around, when Pitbull caught him again with a right hand and kind of rocked him, that's what sort of made the fight a draw. Because then Pitbull stole rounds 11 and 12, which is amazing because Lamont had the momentum, but he didn't go into that 'ok, I'm working my way through' mindset, because he could have kept hitting him, but he would stop," he told Inside The Ring. In a hard-fought fight, Pitbull Cruz displayed his aggression from the start, and with a left hook in the third round, he sent Lamont Roach Jr. to the canvas. The American was able to recover and in the middle rounds, he counterattacked the Mexican fighter despite having broken his right hand in the fifth. In the seventh round, referee James Green deducted a crucial point from Cruz for low blows. Both fighters finished the fight with heavy exchanges, and in the end, one judge scored it 115-111 for 'Pitbull', while the other two scored it a draw 113-113. After the result was announced—which kept the Mexican as the interim WBC super lightweight champion—both Pitbull Cruz and Lamont Roach Jr. stated that they believed they had won the fight and now agree that they want a rematch. Lamont Roach Jr., 29, debuted at 140 pounds and fought to a draw for the second consecutive time—the first against Gervonta Davis—against the Mexican champion. The American has a professional record of 25 wins (10 by knockout), one loss and three draws.

Meanwhile, Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz, 26, retained the WBC interim super lightweight title and could headline a rematch with the American.The Mexican boxer now has a professional record of 28 wins (18 by knockout), three losses, and two draws.