Promoter Eddie Hearn said he was disappointed with Keyshawn Davis going up to 140 because he would not fight against lightweight contender Andy Cruz. Hearn hoped that KeyShawn the Olympic Golden Medal of 2020 Cruz (5-0, 2 COs) was facing, because of the ‘storyline’ of those who fought four times in the amateurs, with Andy who was up to a record of 4-0.
Olympic rivalry explained
Keyshawn missed weight last Friday for his title defense of his WBO lightweight title against Edwin de Los Santos. He then announced that he had already planned to move to light welter weight immediately after the fight. This means that there is no chance for a Father-son reunion Before the two at lightweight. Most people believe that Keyshawn will never fight against Cruz again after losing to him four times in the amateurs and classified in their Olympic gold medal match in 2020.
Cruz is fighting against Hironori Mishiro in an IBF lightweight title -Liminator this Saturday, June 14, in the theater at Times Square in New York. The event will be broadcast on Dazn from 19:00 Et/4:00 pm pt. With a win, Cruz will be compulsory for the IBF lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla.
“My biggest disappointment when I heard that Keyshawn was going up was that he had no intention of fighting Andy Cruz,” Eddie Hearn said Fivee. “The thing with Andy is that no one wants to fight against him. What you need to do is make people fight against Him.
‘Building Cruz’s popularity
Given Cruz’s late start as a pro Due to his long amateur career in Cuba, Hearn must have him on a 4 to 6-fight-to-year schedule If he wants to increase his popularity quickly enough for the big names at 135 to fight against him. Even if and when Cruz defeated the IBF lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla for his belt, he will be avoided by the top fighters. Cruz must follow the early Gennady Golovkin bleaching of fights regularly to increase its popularity. It worked with GGG, and it can also get the battle dates for him with Cruz, as long as Hearn.
Cruz-Mishiro Eliminator
“Now, Andy and Keyshawn have so much potential because of the storyline. The fans want to see that battle, and I thought we had a chance to fight there,” Hearn said. ‘Fortunately, he (Cruz) is in a final Eliminator (against Hironori Mishiro) this weekend, who will see that he is mandatory for (Raymond) Muratalla to fight for the IBF (lightweight) world title. So, we’re in a wonderful place. “
With a victory over Mishiro, Cruz will be compulsory for IBF champion Muratalla, but he will still have to wait until the battle is ordered by the Sanction Body. It can be 9 to 12 months. So you can expect the Muratalla promoters on top rankings to drag it full 12 months to let their fighter in two easy title defense before the Cruz match.
Muratalla’s chances of beating Cruz are almost zero because he is too one -dimensional and does not have the skills to compete against the talented Cuban. It will be one of Andy’s easier fighting than a pro.
Cruz challenges Davis
“But Andy jokes that the right reason why Keyshawn is going up is because he didn’t want to fight Andy Cruz, because this weekend he puts himself in a position to fight all the big names at 135. So, Andy Cruz is one of the best fighters in the world. It’s a big fight against Mishiro this Saturday, and we’re looking forward to a big statement from him, “Hearn says.
Keyhawn has shown over the past two years that he is not interested in fighting Cruz. He ignored Andy’s challenges to cope with him and repeatedly seized less opposition. His latest choice of inactive #14 WBO Edwin de Los Santos, who has not fought for two years, showed what he was about.
Keyshawn doesn’t want to fight against Cruz because he has lost too many times to him in the amateurs, 0-4. Davis says he is now ‘the businessman’, which means that he chooses opposition and chooses the opposition that he is 100% sure he can beat.
Last updated on 06/13/2025
