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Eddie Hearn says it’s consuming away at Keyshawn Davis, having misplaced 4 occasions to Cuban Andy Cruz within the amateurs, and he believes he’s going to need to show that he’s the higher fighter within the execs.
Davis has repeatedly refused to struggle Cruz, saying he’s beneath him and that he has nothing to realize from preventing him. It simply feels like old style, flat-out concern on Keyshawn’s half, not desirous to get overwhelmed and have his profession disintegrate earlier than it’s even begun.
Cruz’s Risk
Hearn feels a struggle between extremely ranked light-weight contender Keyshawn (12-0, 8 KOs) and Cruz (4-0, 2 Kos) would have an incredible build-up resulting from their rivalry.
He says that if Davis captures the WBO light-weight title from champion Denys Berinchyk subsequent month on February 14th, he might need to put issues proper with Cruz.
Andy is preventing tonight in opposition to Omar Salcido(20-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round co-feature on the Diego Pacheco vs. Steven Nelson card on the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. If Cruz seems to be weak on this struggle, it could give Keyshawn some braveness to struggle him lastly.
Keyshawn stated this week that his focus is profitable the the WBO belt from Berinchyk, then in search of a unification struggle in opposition to the IBF champion Vasily Lomachenko. He’s relying on Prime Rank having the ability to line that struggle up for him.
That’s not taking place, however that’s Keyshawn’s determined hope. He received’t struggle his pal, Shakur Stevenson, and Gervonts Davis isn’t going to waste his time preventing him. That leaves Cruz.
“If I was Top Rank, I wouldn’t be looking at Andy Cruz because you’ll use the excuse, ‘Ah, no one knows who he is yet. He’s only had five fights.’ Let’s be honest; the buildup, the rivalry, the history is a great fight to make,” stated Eddie Hearn to Fighthype when requested if he’d wish to make a struggle between light-weight contender Andy Cruz and Keyshawn Davis in 2025.
“I do know Keyshawn, he’s a competitor, and by the way in which, he’s improved. He’s at all times been an incredible fighter. He’s excellent, Keyshawn, and possibly he can beat Andy Cruz. He’s [Davis] misplaced to him 4 occasions within the amateurs. He’s by no means been near beating him, and everybody will say, ‘Yeah, but the amateurs is the amateurs.’
“Yeah, it’s, however he’s [Keyshawn] has nonetheless by no means overwhelmed him, and it’ll eat him up. I do know Keyshawn is a winner, and that may eat him up. He’ll need to put that proper within the execs. So, he’ll [Davis] will beat [WBO lightweight champion Denys] Berinchyk [on February 14th] in type, however who is aware of? Andy has obtained to win [against Omar Salcido]. It’s not a straightforward struggle,’ stated Hearn.
