Cruz vs Romero FULL FIGHT: March 13, 2021 - PBC on Showtime

co-main event you see that romero has the height and the reach advantage but cruz is two years the junior rules for the bot no three knock down row no standing cut you not be saved by the bell in any round only the referee can stop the fight the fight is official after four rounds have been completed accidental foul injury stoppage before the end of the fourth round no decision after the end of the fourth round we go to the scorecards for a technical decision when zac cruz fights don't blink well matias to be superior from a technical boxing standpoint we're about to find out with the official introductions from the mohegan here arena premier boxing champions presents our next attraction in the ring once again brought to you by tgb promotions and showtime this bound is sanctioned by the wba the president hilbento jesus mendoza and our judges scoring from ringside from connecticut glenn feldman from new york kevin morgan and from new jersey steve weisfeld introducing a referee in charge he'll be giving instructions after the introductions harvey dock all right fans here we go with the co-main event of the evening a battle of young lightweight stars in a wba lightweight world title eliminator introducing you first on my left fighting out of the red corner wearing blue and white trunks fighting out of miami florida by way of cordoba argentina he weighed in at 134 and three-quarter pounds he is undefeated in his campaign in the ring with a record of 24 wins no losses eight wins coming by way of knockout tonight making his u.s showtime and pbc debut here is the undefeated wba number six ranked lightweight world contender introducing the undefeated matia romero his opponent across the ring on my right fighting out of the blue corner wearing black trunks with gold a trim hailing from mexico city la ciudad de mexico he weighed in at already 134 pounds unbeaten in his last five years his record stands at 20 wins one loss and one draw with 15 wins coming by way of knockout introducing the explosive wba number four ranked lightweight world contender here is esoc pitbull cruise i want to get a referee in charge now to give instructions harvey dock okay boxes you received your instructions earlier as a reminder obey my commands at all times protect yourself at all times took a little squantes when i sweat you rv doc referee in charge you see that exact crews already warmed up there is matias romero making his us debut this is an eliminator in the wba at the lightweight division were underway one fight quick finish immediately crews going on the attacking the pit bull for a reason he's been undefeated for five years crews going right after romero well if you're dometo you gotta get the respect of cruz and hit him and land something significant to keep him off you because i'll tell you that cruz can keep up this frenetic pace in this matchup cruz going right after romero cruz [Music] he's closing the distance and you see that romero is wisely tying up against crews to try to throw off his rhythm that's a smart move but at some point he's going to have to do something to keep crews off and there's a left hook to the body vicious body punch by cruz and that's exactly what he did to diego magdaleno now granted romero has lasted longer than magdaleno but still go you're trying to do something to disrupt the rhythm of the zac cruz there's a left hook to the body behind cruz cruz it has been not the it was entertaining nonetheless foreign is in the sense that you do not want to put your back on the ropes against somebody like izaku's use the center of the ring lose your jab keep your distance throw the right hands and try to keep crews at bay that's pressure romero isn't used to this kind of pressure and it's his most difficult opponent which is why he's trying to tie up wrestling training because it's a pretty nice little tape down there with blocks there's a right hand that connected by the side will step in between them to it's gonna be one of those difficult fights to referee if you're hardly not i hope he brought his track shoes out because i believe he's gonna have to be in the middle of this one quite a bit and it could be a sign that he doesn't want to deal with the power and the aggression of crews there's a left hook that connected snapping back the head of romero as the second round draws to a close yes here we see they both are wrestling for position and then a takedown there as he got in the half guard of isaac cruz but at the end of the run a left hook this one is scheduled for 12. the distance here [Applause] you can't pull his head down you ready okay so you can't pull his head down that leads to low blows stay off his head the one thing that bruises the reason why or a contributing factor to why he's hitting below the belt is because romero's pushing the head down to cruise i don't know of many fighters at least outside of the top 10 who can deal with the kind of pressure that zack cruz throws at him he is like a little tank that just keeps coming forward and it's all pressure and loves to throw hooks to the body i mean it's one thing to land the shot on the chin it's another one i've talked to many prize fighters and they say that the worst shot to take is a body shot under a minute left you in the third right on and away on the body is he zac of cruz with this pressure as the end of the third draws to a close notice go back and take a look at some of the action here's the low blow right there but pushing the head down was romero that momentarily halted the action from referee harvey dock is so they're aware of what romero's tactics shorten up your shots and attack the body he's not doing much offensively nice left hook upstairs by cruz and then he attacks the body of romero azad cruz 21-1 corner crews calling for the [Music] is romero romero could be in trouble he ate a big left hook on the chin and i still don't think he's recovered from it and crew's going right after romero pounding away but romero continues to hold even after army dock gets in there hold and is literally in survival mode he's doing whatever he can to remain upright because it is clear that he has aware of the power aggressive fighter and cerebral in many aspects but this is good it's just he's worthy of an oscar-winning performance that's to the body shot to the body again and there's that left hook upstairs certainly catching the attention of matthias romero okay time being called i just wanted to see uh we had to get grease on it's just uh yeah we're good we're good okay we're good timing is cruise oh we're and he won't let him go once again um move your legs foreign then ends the fifth david benavidez 24 years of age he's the father of a six-month-old son in the dressing room in the best shape of his career the two-time super middleweight champion of the world undefeated he's got his son's name on the back of his trunks anthony there with his father jose benavidez ronald ellis who's been training in santa monica knows that this is the biggest opportunity of his career that is coming up next [Music] we are on to round number six this one is scheduled for 12. matias romero having some major issues against izak cruz that buzzed romero and now the corner of who's telling him to go right back on the attack go get him there's a right hook to the body and now crews unloading upon romero as much as he's ran around the ring he's probably over a couple miles already one two five no no no keep it playing 100 seconds to go here in the sixth one point but to me it i'm sure that hurts don't get me wrong but he's been tying up a lot he hasn't really been doing much of fighting cruz is the one initiating the exchanges ties up i would love to see bunch dead numbers and see what the disparity is between the two under a minute left here in the sixth grade oh oh we appreciate you joining us david benavidez ronald ellis a lot of running being done by romero there's that shot below the bell minus one deducted the it point a low blow nice job i round seven this one's scheduled for 12 between romero and at this point when are you going to think about the duncan point due to the holding because that's keep your head up again okay and see here's where i'm going to get on my soapbox and start to criticize referee referee at one point do you start to criticize keep your head up ridiculous that it would warrant at least a warning because you are not remaining is [Music] oh foreign is this one is scheduled for 12. this is an eliminator fight in the lightweight is oh [Applause] division but as soon as i say that he starts to hold last few rounds romero has thrown more but it's still just right as time takes off oh that concludes round number eight harvey hey yo yo yo yo let's go you can't get the car joking no water no more water that that was when romero went to the candies round nine this one is scheduled for 12. in short distance romero here cruz i'm a chicago bears fan in the nfl that's the football team for the bears and rometto's doing more holding than what the bears offensive line did all year long and our offensive line was god-awful that's how much holding that romero has done he would give our offensive tackles a run for their money he's in action next in our main event against ronald ellis you'll actually hear more from david benavidez coming up next and there is ronald ellis who's looking to play spoiler against david benavidez and hand in his first defeat we are on to round number 10 this one is scheduled for very rarely do i ever get really disappointed and agitated touching pride here there's a left hook connecting upstairs yes under a minute go here two big punches there by the hard-hitting power puncher from mexico yes there's an overhand right followed by a left over the top thereby seconds seconds instructions there's a nice echo in right hand by isaac cruz take a half step back and then here uppercut is hey listen to your father foreign one more to go and there was the beginning of the round nice right hand there by izana cruz crews advancing romero and a right hand connecting nice sharp right hand short as they like to say in spanish for the past five years bomber short power punches he's had a deal with someone that gives him a lot of fits because of all the posturing here oh [Applause] years of age sign of respect between these two remains upright [Music] who's been unbeaten in five years romero likely on his way to the first loss of his professional career ladies and gentlemen after 12 rounds of action we have a unanimous decision here the score totals judging ringside glenn feldman scores about 114 to 113. judge of ringside kevin morgan sees it 115 to 112. and steve weisfeld scores the action 118 to 109 all three in favor of the winner of the wba lightweight world title eliminator esoc [Music] 113 what was he watching morgan 115 112 wiseville 118-109 i agree with wiseville the other two ridiculous but at least the right man won in izan cruz thankfully unanimous decision

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Length: 53min 47sec (3227 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 15 2022