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. There was friendly chatter between both camps during the post-fight interview.ĭavis said he’d fight at whatever weight presents the best opportunity next, be it 135 or 140.Ĭruz, who had real support in Los Angeles, said, “They saw a star born today, and the fans are speaking on who won this fight.LOS ANGELES - Gervonta Davis shot to boxing stardom with the support of Floyd Mayweather and a bundle of explosive knockouts. When asked if Cruz should get a rematch, Davis replied, “Hell, no!” with a smile. I think even though he didn’t get the win, a star was born here tonight,” Davis said of Cruz. He’s a shorter fighter so I was throwing down and hit him on top of the head.” “I hurt my left hand in probably the sixth round, but I got through. Still, Davis got the win, and it was a fair decision - and, to give credit to Carla Caiz, Max DeLuca, and Zachary Young, it was fairly scored by the judges. But he also never had Cruz in any danger, never seemed to truly hurt him, and maybe fell in love a bit too much with his counter uppercuts, hoping for a highlight reel KO like we saw against Leo Santa Cruz in 2020. He marched forward, didn’t show any fear of Davis, but did show respect, especially early, and did not fight recklessly with his pressure, which also enabled him to catch Davis in some lulls and land good shots throughout the fight.Īt times, when Davis opened up and flashed his speed, it looked like a mismatch. It would be tough to find a way to actually score the fight in favor of Cruz (22-2-1, 15 KO), but tougher still to not come away from it knowing that this is a legitimate contender in the 135 lb division, and not someone who should be taken lightly by anybody. It was a gritty win in the end, as Davis suffered a clear left hand injury that had an obvious affect on him late in the bout, and “Tank” was forced to fight the 12th round with just his right hand, jabbing and moving and, admirably, winning the round. Gervonta Davis lost his knockout streak, but kept his unbeaten record with a narrow and very competitive decision win over Isaac Cruz tonight in front of 15,850 fans in Los Angeles on Showtime pay-per-view.ĭavis (26-0, 24 KO) won the fight on scores of 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112, with Bad Left Hook also scoring the fight 115-113 in his favor.

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