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Isaac Cruz vs. Lamont Roach – Large Fight Preview and Predictions
Isaac Cruz defends his interim WBC super lightweight title for a second time, and Lamont Roach changes weight to face him this Saturday in San Antonio.
Premier Boxing Champions is promoting Cruz vs Roach at the Frost Bank Center, and the card is available on Amazon Prime pay-per-view.
Cruz (28-3-1, 18 KO), who burst onto the scene in 2021 after a narrow loss to Gervonta Davis, had his career derailed last August after losing to Jose Valenzuela by split decision.
The first loss of his career came just over four months after arguably the best victory of his career over Rolando Romero.
“Pitbull” won his last two fights, defeating Angel Fierro and then Omar Salcido Gomez one last time to claim the WBC interim crown.
Roach (25-1-2, 12 KO) will once again move up in the league to challenge the 27-year-old Mexican.
“The Reaper,” who remains the WBA super featherweight champion, has been retained controversial draw with the aforementioned Davis in a WBA lightweight title fight in January, and many believe Washington did enough to win that fight.
Davis activated his rematch clause and the second fight was expected to take place in August, but Davis instead chose to face Jake Paul at the event, which was subsequently canceled.
Lara faces Gonzalez after Janibek withdraws
Erislandy Lara defends his WBA middleweight world title against replacement Johan Gonzalez, who agreed to step into the fight with the Cuban on four days’ notice.
Lara (31-3, 19 KO) was supposed to face Janibek Alimkhanuly in the long-awaited middleweight unification, but on Tuesday the Kazakhstan received unfavorable analytical results in the VADA test and was withdrawn from the fight.
Gonzalez (36-4, 34 KO) was reportedly on standby in a scenario where Janibek and Lara were unable to fight, and now he gets a shot at the world title.
The 34-year-old bounced back from a loss to Yoenis Tellez by defeating Jarrett Hurd, who defeated Lara in 2018, by split decision in March.
Lara, 41, who has been boxing professionally for 17 years, has been enjoying the Indian summer but has been out of the ring for more than a year since Danny Garcia retired after nine rounds.
Foster-Fulton are fighting for the world title
In an intriguing super featherweight bout, O’Shaquie Foster defends his WBC world title against Stephen Fulton.
The pair was supposed to fight in October at the Sebastian Fundora vs. Keith Thurman gala, but the entire gala was postponed due to Fundora’s injury.
Foster (23-3, 12 KO) reigns as WBC champion for a second time after losing his belt in a controversial split decision loss to Robson Conceicao and then gaining revenge on the Brazilian in an immediate rematch.
Fulton (23-1, 8 KO) is aiming to become a three-weight world champion, having already won super bantamweight and featherweight titles.
The Philadelphia fighter had won two in a row since an eighth-round loss to Naoya Inoue before putting on an impressive showing to take the WBC featherweight crown from Brandon Figueroa in a rematch in February.
Ramos Jr meets Mosley Jr
In the next fight for the WBC interim title, Jesus Ramos Jr faces Shane Mosley Jr in the middleweight division.
Ramos Jr (23-1, 19 KO) has won his last three fights since losing to Erickson Lubin in 2023, while Mosley Jr (22-4, 12 KO) is undefeated in five, with his last victory being a points win over former world champion Danny Jacobs.
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Undercard remaining
Frank Martin (18-1, 12 KO) returns for the first time since his eighth-round defeat to Gervonta Davis last June and moves to the super lightweight category, and “The Ghost” can stop Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1, 15 KO).
Rising Mexican super welterweight Isaac Lucero (17-0, 13 KO) can remain undefeated by beating compatriot Roberto Valenzuela Jr (31-5, 29 KO).
Dominican super featherweight Luis Reynaldo Nunez (21-0, 14 KO) should maintain his undefeated record with a points victory over Hector Andres Sosa (18-3, 9 KO).
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Daniel Blancas (13-0, 6 KO) should defeat William Townsel (8-2, 6 KO) in eight rounds at super middleweight, while super flyweight prospect and Lamont’s younger brother Jordan Roach (5-0, 2 KO) could stop Bryan Santiago (2-3-1) before the end of the four-round fight.
Also in four-round lightweight fights, Hugo Amador Mendez (5-0, 3 KO) should defeat Nelson Hampton (11-10, 6 KO) on points, and Robert Guerrero Jr (6-0, 3 KO) may become the first man to stop Eduardo Tarango (1-3).
Rounding out the card is Adrian Neaves (3-0, 1 KO), who can make it four straight professional victories with a win over Roberto Castro (3-2, 1 KO), and Benjamin Johnson (5-0, 5 KO) will likely stop Josias Gonzalez (2-5-2) in a welterweight clash.
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Jarred Anderson’s return to the ring against Solomon Dacres was canceled just days later.
Dacres and Anderson were scheduled to face on May 9 in Fabio Wardley’s first world title defense against Daniel Dubois.
It looks like “Massive Baby” will continue to gain momentum after suffering his first career loss in 2024.
After a great start to his professional career and 17 impressive victories, Anderson took a gigantic risk in his fight against Martin Bakole in Los Angeles.
This acceleration did not go as planned, as Bakole stopped the American in the fifth round.
The American was forced to withdraw from competition for several weeks after suffering an injury during camp.
Anderson reportedly suffered a torn biceps, and the news was first broken by reporter Chris Mannix during the broadcast of Jarrell Miller’s win over Lenier Pero in Las Vegas.
Anderson, 26, recently signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, strengthening his existing relationship with Top Rank that he has been pursuing since his professional debut in 2019.
He last fought in a 10-round victory over Marios Kollias in February 2025, more than 14 months ago.
For now, no further information has been provided regarding a possible postponement of the fight.
For Dacres, it would be his first fight since his impressive decision victory over Vladyslav Sirenko.
Both Dacres and Anderson have only one loss to their name, and the fight between them will prove to be a great indicator of where each is at in their careers.
Dacres’ only loss came in the first round to David Adeleye in 2024, and he has only had one fight since that defeat.
Although the Anderson-Dacres fight has been canceled, the Manchester event will still go ahead as planned, with Fabio Wardley defending his WBO heavyweight title for the first time after winning the title with a stoppage victory over Joseph Parker.
Wardley remains undefeated and his opponent is Daniel Dubois, who has a 95% knockout rate.
Dubois is heading straight for another shot at the world title after being stopped by Oleksandr Usyk last July.
Wardley vs. Dubois it should be an epic fight, and the pair showed off their incredible knockout ability throughout their careers. The Ipswich fighter has wins over Justis Huni, Frazer Clarke and Joseph Parker, while Daniel Dubois has stopped Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic and Anthony Joshua, so a stoppage seems the most likely outcome for the main event.
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Dillian Whyte is eager to fight Joseph Parker again.
In 2018, Whyte and Parker played 12 invigorating rounds, with both hitting the canvas.
Whyte won his dramatic heavyweight fight by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena.
‘The Body Snatcher’ is now planning a rematch with the Recent Zealander, who is looking to clear his name after testing positive for cocaine following his October defeat to Fabio Wardley.
“There are a lot of good fights and Joseph Parker is one of them,” the 38-year-old said Ring Magazine.
“I would love to fight Joseph Parker, I think it’s a really good fight.
“He has to come back, he has to be cleared or whatever. I don’t know the situation.
“So in the meantime I have to stay busy and fight my way back, so let’s see.
“I feel like I still have a little bit to give, so let’s see what we can do to finish the season on a high.
“I’m training now and I want to come back in May or June.
“Now it’s just a matter of training and seeing what comes out on this kind of date.”
The former world title challenger from Brixton has not fought since a crushing first-round knockout defeat to rising contender Moses Itauma last August in Riyad.
Former world champion Parker won six times on spin before being stopped in the 11th round against Wardley, losing the WBO interim title and a shot at unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 34-year-old says he is going through this process after failing the test and hopes it will be resolved soon.
“Let’s hope so [I’m back] soon,” Parker said Professional boxing fans.
“I’m just going through the process and practicing patience.
“We just have to be patient and learn from what they say happened.
“I know what happened and I handed over everything, so let’s see.”
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Tony Yoka has broken his silence on Lawrence Okolie’s failed test that canceled their scheduled heavyweight fight.
On Saturday in Paris, Yoka was scheduled to face Okolie in a fierce heavyweight fight.
But on Tuesday, the Briton failed a VADA test, reportedly for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
Promoter Frank Warren tried to find a slow replacement, but later canceled the entire show.
Yoka (33) admits that he was bitterly disappointed with the situation.
“I was disappointed because I wanted to fight,” said the 33-year-old talkSPORT.
“Of course I was ready.
“It’s not like it happened a few months before, it was three, four days before the fight.
“It was a great opportunity.
“It would have put me in a really good position, so it really worried me.
“What was more disappointing to me was that they just canceled the entire show, but I understand it’s a business.”
The Frenchman says he won’t wait too long and has been told he will either fight on the card Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May 9 in Manchester or on the bill Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic on May 16 in Doncaster.
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Okolie, the WBC’s number one contender for Oleksandr Usyk’s title, promised in a statement to clear his name.
“Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after last year’s bicep injury, I suffered an elbow injury on the same shoulder during this camp.
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
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“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
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