Lamont Roach Jr. vs. Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz: Clash for the WBC Interim Title
The reigning WBA junior lightweight champion, Lamont Roach Jr., will move up to 140 pounds to face Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz for the WBC interim super lightweight title. The fight will take place on December 6 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio and will be broadcast on pay-per-view via Prime Video. Promoter Premier Boxing Champions confirmed the news. Roach, with a record of 25-1-2 and 10 knockouts, changed course after a proposed rematch in August with Gervonta “Tank” Davis fell through, who opted to face Jake Paul in an exhibition in November. Roach and Davis starred in a controversial majority draw in March. Instead of waiting for the result of the fight between Paul and Davis, Roach will seek to become interim champion at 140 pounds, which will mark his third consecutive fight competing in a different weight category. Cruz (28-3-1, 18 KOs) suffered a close defeat against Davis in December 2021. Since then, he has achieved a record of 6-1, winning the vacant WBC super lightweight title in his last fight, where he defeated Omar Salcido in July. From Mexico City, Cruz and his team see this fight as an opportunity to become the next big star in the country, considering it the “most important fight of his career”.The Cruz team hopes this fight will propel him into that conversation.This is the most important moment Isaac Cruz has had in his career. This is even bigger than the first fight with ‘Tank’ because Mexico is looking for a new face of boxing after Canelo lost to Crawford. They are looking for a world champion and a new star to fight on the weekends of Mexican Independence Day and Cinco de Mayo.
Sean Gibbons, Cruz’s manager
