Pitbull Cruz, Andy Ruiz Jr, Santa Cruz vs Mares 3 on Crawford undercard

Fighting

Terence “Bud” Crawford is set to move up to 154 lbs to face WBA titleholder Israil Madrimov on Saturday, Aug. 3, at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.

Today, Salvador Rodriguez of ESPN reports that there are three fights set or near set for the pay-per-view undercard:

  • Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz vs Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela
  • Andy Ruiz Jr vs Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller
  • Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares 3

Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KO) just won the WBA super lightweight title by destroying — unless you are judge Chris Flores — Rolly Romero on Mar. 30. Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KO) is coming off of a knockout win over Chris Colbert in their rematch last December, following a controversial loss to Colbert in Mar. 2023.

The 24-year-old Valenzuela has been competing as a lightweight, but Cruz, 25, is really a lightweight, too.

Ruiz (35-2, 22 KO) hasn’t fought since his Sept. 2022 win over Luis Ortiz, and has fought just two times since his embarrassing rematch performance in defeat to Anthony Joshua at the end of 2019. Now 34, Ruiz is still in what should be his prime as a heavyweight contender, and if he’s been watching the money flying around in that division with Saudi backing of late, he really should want to get back in the mix.

The 35-year-old Miller (26-1-1, 22 KO) is coming off of his first pro loss, stopped in the 10th round by Daniel Dubois last December in Riyadh. Neither he nor Ruiz are known for their discipline or dedication, and Miller was arrested in early January in Florida. Rodriguez notes that this fight has yet to be confirmed, but it’s close enough to reality that he’s including it.

The last fight will raise some eyebrows. Santa Cruz and Mares are 35 and 38, respectively, and have not been active. Santa Cruz (38-2-1, 19 KO) hasn’t fought since early 2022, and the last time he faced a serious opponent was his Oct. 2020 knockout loss to Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Mares (31-3-2, 15 KO) has fought just once since his rematch loss to Santa Cruz in 2018, and that was a 2022 draw with Miguel Flores.

Mares has notably had injury issues with his eye that forced him to take leave from the ring, and he’s been a commentator for PBC broadcasts for years now, making the switch to the Prime Video team after Showtime closed up shop.

The last time we saw a rivalry take a step too far involving a guy who had eye injury problems, it was Israel Vazquez vs Rafael Marquez IV in 2010, which nobody remembers fondly and most people would rather just forget. And this is no Vazquez-Marquez rivalry, anyway; Santa Cruz is 2-0 against Mares and the fights weren’t exactly instant classics like Vazquez-Marquez, either.

Products You May Like

Articles You May Like

Chisora confirmed to fight Wallin in February
Pat Brown signs long-term promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing
Olympian Brown joins Matchroom, to debut in ’25
Galal Yafai: I’ll be trying to rip Sunny Edwards’ head off
‘I think those two should fight twice next year’: Hearn aims to stage Fury vs Joshua in 2025

55 Comments

  1. Youre so cool! I dont suppose Ive read something like this before. So good to search out somebody with some unique thoughts on this subject. realy thanks for beginning this up. this website is something that is needed on the net, somebody with a little originality. useful job for bringing one thing new to the internet!

  2. Thanks a lot for giving everyone remarkably superb opportunity to read in detail from this web site. It is always so pleasant and also packed with fun for me personally and my office acquaintances to search your web site not less than 3 times weekly to read through the latest items you have got. Of course, we are at all times impressed concerning the special solutions you give. Some 4 points in this posting are in reality the most efficient I’ve ever had.

  3. My spouse and i were very joyous Ervin could do his studies with the precious recommendations he discovered out of the web page. It is now and again perplexing just to always be giving freely things which often the rest could have been making money from. And we all see we have you to give thanks to for that. The entire explanations you have made, the easy web site navigation, the friendships you will make it possible to foster – it’s got everything extraordinary, and it’s really aiding our son and our family feel that the topic is brilliant, which is incredibly serious. Thanks for the whole lot!

  4. I conceive this site holds some rattling fantastic information for everyone :D. “Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” by Samuel Ullman.

  5. FitSpresso is a natural weight loss supplement crafted from organic ingredients, offering a safe and side effect-free solution for reducing body weight.

  6. Whats Going down i’m new to this, I stumbled upon this I have found It positively useful and it has aided me out loads. I am hoping to give a contribution & aid different users like its aided me. Great job.

  7. Hello! Someone in my Myspace group shared this site with us so I came to take a look. I’m definitely enjoying the information. I’m bookmarking and will be tweeting this to my followers! Great blog and outstanding style and design.

  8. Wow that was strange. I just wrote an incredibly long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t appear. Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over again. Anyways, just wanted to say wonderful blog!

  9. Thank you, I’ve recently been searching for info about this topic for ages and yours is the greatest I have discovered so far. But, what about the conclusion? Are you sure about the source?

  10. Great post. I was checking continuously this weblog and I’m inspired! Very helpful info specifically the remaining phase 🙂 I take care of such information a lot. I used to be seeking this particular information for a very lengthy time. Thanks and best of luck.

  11. Thank you for some other informative blog. The place else may I get that kind of information written in such an ideal approach? I have a project that I’m simply now operating on, and I have been on the look out for such information.

  12. Good day! I could have sworn I’ve been to this website before but after checking through some of the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyhow, I’m definitely happy I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back often!

  13. Hello there, just became alert to your blog through Google, and found that it’s truly informative. I am going to watch out for brussels. I’ll be grateful if you continue this in future. Lots of people will be benefited from your writing. Cheers!

  14. of course like your web site but you have to take a look at the spelling on quite a few of your posts. A number of them are rife with spelling problems and I in finding it very troublesome to tell the reality however I’ll surely come again again.

  15. The subsequent time I learn a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this one. I mean, I know it was my choice to learn, but I really thought youd have one thing interesting to say. All I hear is a bunch of whining about one thing that you possibly can repair in case you werent too busy searching for attention.

  16. Only a smiling visitor here to share the love (:, btw outstanding design and style. “Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in his own eyes.” by Daniel Defoe.

  17. Please let me know if you’re looking for a writer for your blog. You have some really good posts and I believe I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d really like to write some articles for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please shoot me an e-mail if interested. Kudos!

  18. Wonderful beat ! I wish to apprentice while you amend your site, how could i subscribe for a blog site? The account helped me a acceptable deal. I had been a little bit acquainted of this your broadcast provided bright clear concept

  19. certainly like your web site however you have to take a look at the spelling on several of your posts. A number of them are rife with spelling problems and I find it very bothersome to tell the reality on the other hand I will certainly come again again.

  20. Somebody essentially help to make seriously posts I would state. This is the very first time I frequented your website page and thus far? I surprised with the research you made to create this particular publish incredible. Excellent job!

  21. Hello! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after browsing through some of the post I realized it’s new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely happy I found it and I’ll be book-marking and checking back frequently!

  22. The very core of your writing while sounding reasonable in the beginning, did not work very well with me after some time. Somewhere throughout the sentences you actually were able to make me a believer unfortunately only for a while. I nevertheless have got a problem with your jumps in logic and one would do nicely to fill in those breaks. When you can accomplish that, I would certainly be amazed.

  23. My spouse and I absolutely love your blog and find a lot of your post’s to be exactly I’m looking for. can you offer guest writers to write content for you? I wouldn’t mind publishing a post or elaborating on most of the subjects you write with regards to here. Again, awesome web log!

  24. I have been exploring for a little bit for any high-quality articles or blog posts on this kind of area . Exploring in Yahoo I finally stumbled upon this site. Studying this information So i am happy to show that I’ve an incredibly excellent uncanny feeling I found out just what I needed. I such a lot indisputably will make sure to do not disregard this site and provides it a look regularly.

  25. Hi there very nice web site!! Guy .. Excellent .. Superb .. I will bookmark your web site and take the feeds additionallyKI’m satisfied to search out so many useful info right here in the post, we want develop more techniques in this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .

  26. My husband and i got fulfilled when Emmanuel could do his investigation through the entire ideas he was given when using the blog. It’s not at all simplistic to simply choose to be releasing tricks which often other people could have been selling. We remember we now have the blog owner to give thanks to for this. Those illustrations you’ve made, the easy blog menu, the friendships you help foster – it’s everything great, and it is letting our son and the family know that that idea is cool, and that’s exceedingly pressing. Many thanks for everything!

  27. Hello there, I discovered your site by means of Google whilst searching for a related subject, your web site came up, it appears good. I have bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.

  28. Howdy! This is kind of off topic but I need some guidance from an established blog. Is it difficult to set up your own blog? I’m not very techincal but I can figure things out pretty quick. I’m thinking about creating my own but I’m not sure where to start. Do you have any ideas or suggestions? Thank you

  29. Hiya, I’m really glad I have found this information. Nowadays bloggers publish only about gossips and net and this is actually frustrating. A good website with interesting content, this is what I need. Thanks for keeping this website, I’ll be visiting it. Do you do newsletters? Can not find it.

  30. An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you should write more on this topic, it might not be a taboo subject but generally people are not enough to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *