This victory is the 26th in as many fights for Gervonta Davis, it was attributed to him by each of the three judges (116-112, 116-113, 116-113), at the end of a very close fight and during which he injured his left hand, that of his terrible uppercut, in the 5th round, as he began to gain the upper hand.
“
I felt like I was going to be able to break it, but I hurt my hand.
If it is broken?
I don't know
, ”commented hot the one whose promoter was the former star of the rings Floyd Mayweather.
But in the absence of punch, Davis, while showing himself more precise (133 touches against 121 to his opponent), showed resistance and an ability to adapt to an almost unprecedented situation, he who won 24 of his 26 fights by technical knockouts or knockouts.
For Cruz, 23, who has never yet gone to the mat in 25 fights, this second defeat (22 wins, 1 draw) is not without success, because it revealed, by Davis' own admission, "
a true warrior
”.
"
A star is born tonight,
" even added the American.
