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Hearn uncertain whether Andy Cruz will receive an immediate shot against Muratalla

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Promoter Eddie Hearn says he is not sure whether his warrior, Andy Cruz, will receive an immediate shot from the IBF of lightweight master Raymond Muratall after throwing Hironori Mishiro in the fifth round at the title eliminator IBF 135-Funts last Saturday evening at the theater at the theater in the theater in Madison Square Garden York.

Andy Cruz: An undetermined king, the title was refused?

Yesterday Cruz showed last night that he was an unadged king of a lightweight division. He defeated all the best fighters, Gervont Davis, Abdullah Mason and Shakur Stevenson. Muratalli promoters are in the best rank experts in the detection of talent and will know that Cruz easily defeated him; That is why they will raise their feet in the fight between them.

Like the previous master Keyshawn Davis, Muratalla is sensitive and must be protected against Andy Cruz.

CRUZ (6-0, 3 KO) is a must-be chaPF for the belt. It is believed that the recently arranged by IBF Muratalla (23-0, 17 KO) has from 9 to 12 months before he has to defend against Cruz.

IBF will decide how quickly the fight will be ordered, but they will probably give Muratalla a lot of time for voluntary defense to earn some money in an effortless fight before he is dealing with the task of defending Cruz.

If the Olympic gold medalist 2020 Andy Cruz were popular and it was a certain victory for Muratalla, the highest rank would probably immediately pull the trigger of the fight. It is not. though. Muratalla there is a lack of a well -rounded game have many chances to overcome talent such as Cruz.

Protection of Muratalla against Cruz

Raymond will have Puncher’s chance and all this against Andy. In other words, it will be on the same boat as Hironori Mishiro yesterday. He will have a little more power than Mishiro, but his skills are equally restricted and will be at the grace of Cruz.

The highest rank will know and stop the title defense of Muratalla against Cruz as long as possible. It would not be a surprise if Muratalla squeezes two fights before defending themselves against Cruz. If they manage to unite with one of the masters, they can even get three fights. I sense that there will be desperation from the highest class, knowing that Muratalla has little chance of defeating Cruz.

“It is mandatory now. Of course, Muratalla has been raised. So we have to see what plans he has,” said the promoter Eddie Hearn from Press conference after the fightWhen asked about Andy Cruz, potentially challenging to be a title against Master IBF Lightweight Raymond Muratalla.

Hearn shows his naivety here. The highest rank will delay the title defense of Muratalla before Andy Cruz as long as possible, hoping that he will give up and leave from taking this fight. If they can keep it long enough, Cruz can opt for a different belt or warrior. I can read the highest rank like a book. They will be a classic work because they know that Muratalla cannot defeat Cruza and will look like Mishiro and Omar Salcido when they were learning Cuban talent.

12-month Muratalla window

“I don’t believe he [Muratalla] He has a closed date, but they can give him a period in which he allowed him to be voluntary, “said Hearn.” One of the reasons why we wanted to take this opportunity is that IBF will follow their rules, and this is very essential for us when it comes to Andy Cruz. “

The period when Muratalla will probably be given from 9 to 12 months. So the highest rank will decide on a full 12-month time to give them a warrior a chance to milk his title two to three times.

“If it were mandatory for another management body, we understand that sometimes the rules are not as solid as IBF. So, Muratalla, we think he should immediately fight his mandatory pretender and we would like it if it was ordered.

“If he has a defense, it will be one defense, and then we will fight in the meantime. But you know that it is inevitable with these guys, and this was one of the attractions of the fight against the latter eliminator,” said Hearn.

Last updated 12.06.2025

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Usyk Analyzes Anthony Joshuas Performance Against Kristian Prenga After Overcoming Two Knockdowns

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Oleksandr Usyk has shared his reaction to Anthony Joshua‘s dramatic knockout victory against Kristian Prenga.

Usyk nearly suffered his own shock defeat in May when he was pushed to the limit by kickboxing star Rico Verhoevenand two months on it was nrw teammate Joshua’s turn to come close to a massive upset loss that would have stunned the heavyweight division.

The Brit was dropped twice by massive underdog Prenga in the opening round of their clash in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ managed to recover and record a big knockdown of his own in the second round that resulted in the stoppage victory.

Joshua and Usyk now train together, having famously had two battles for the unified world heavyweight title in 2021 and 2022, and the Ukrainian has had his say on his stablemate’s victory over Prenga.

Speaking to TalkSporttwo-time undisputed champion Usyk praised Joshua, insisting ‘AJ is back’ before predicting that Joshua will now claim a knockout win over long-term rival Tyson Fury in his next bout.

“Anthony Joshua is next undisputed champion. First round it’s a test but AJ is back.

It’s boxing, [the] big upper cut is good, it’s a knockdown. AJ [come] back and win.

“Greedy Belly [Fury] will speak now and say weak chin, Greedy Belly get out. AJ wins [against Fury], [he will] knock him out.”

Fury was victorious on Friday as he earned a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach in Thailand, paving the way for the showdown against Joshua later this year.

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Jake Paul Reacts to Anthony Joshuas Stunning Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Two Early Knockdowns

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Jake Paul was the last man to fight Anthony Joshua and he has now revealed his verdict on AJ’s chaotic victory over Kristian Prenga.

Joshua went up against Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturdayin a clash that was expected to be a comfortable win for the former world heavyweight champion in order to set up the long overdue battle against Tyson Fury.

Any hopes of seeing that clash were nearly ended after AJ was dropped twice in the opening round of the bout, though he was able to recover and claim the second round knockout to come out on top and prevent a stunning shock upset from taking place.

Saturday’s outing saw Joshua back in the ring for the first time since his sixth round triumph over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul back in Decemberand now ‘The Problem Child’ himself has shared his reaction to his former rival’s victory over Prenga.

Posting on social mediaPaul praised AJ for earning the win, after returning to action following the tragic car crash he was involved in at the end of last year which took the lives of his two close friends.

“Happy for Joshua with that win after all he’s been through. Remembering Sina and Latz with this one.”

The win for Joshua should now tee up for meeting with Fury later this year, after ‘The Gypsy King’ held up his end of the bargain by also securing a win in his warm-up bout on Friday, securing a seventh round retirement win against Mariusz Wach.

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshuas Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

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Tony Bellew Reviews Anthony Joshua's Comeback Victory Over Kristian Prenga After Knockdown Drama

Anthony Joshua may have earned a knockout win over Kristian Prenga but the fight certainly didn’t unfold as most people expected.

Joshua was facing the Albanian in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, and it looked like a massive upset could be on the cards when he was dropped twice in the opening round.

‘AJ’ was able to recover and went on to secure a second round knockout victory to prevent the shock lossseemingly paving the way for the battle against Tyson Fury later this year.

One man who was ringside to witness the battle was former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellewand he praised Joshua’s ability to turn things around in the fight after describing it as ‘chaos’.

“We predicted round two but I don’t think we foresaw that. That was chaos. He doesn’t see the uppercut coming and finds himself on the floor without knowing how he got there.

“The second one he did see it coming and he was able to clench down on the jaw. He got up and then the experience that he has he used tonight because he tied him up. Against Andy Ruiz he didn’t know what he was doing and didn’t know how to do that, but tonight he did.

“He showed once again there is no quit. To be that hurt in the first round and get up, that’s the recoveries of power. People talk about your chin, but it’s not, it’s the level of fitness that gets you up from the floor.

“When Joshua gets a fighter hurt he’s the best finisher in the division. Whenever he hurts someone they’re gone. I haven’t seen him drop anybody and they survive, only Andy Ruiz. He’s a ruthless finisher.”

The clash between Joshua and Fury is now expected to be announced soon for later this year, after Fury won his own interim fight on Friday by defeating Mariusz Wach.

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