Keyshawn Davis said in an interview this week that Andy’s team said “NO” to fight between them. Davis (13-0, 9 KO) claims that the Olympic gold medalist in 2020, Cruz (5-0, 2 KO), is not “ready” to fight him. If there was a fight, he would knock out Cruza, even though he lost to amateurs four times.
Andre Ward asked Keyshawn in an interview with the highest rank if he wanted to fight Andy Cruz, and he looked nervous and changing eyes, as if he were under sizzling lights during the interrogation session. The way Ward pressed on Keyshawn, it can be said that he has some doubts. Why would Cruz want to avoid fighting a guy he easily beat amateurs four times?
Keyshawn defends the title WBO
Instead of fighting Cruz, Keyshawn defends his 135-pound title against Edwin de Los Santos (16-2, 14 KO) on Saturday, June 7, at the Scope arena, Norfolk, Virginia. The event will be shown live on ESPN and ESPN+. The event starts at 22:00 et / 19:00 The approximate start time of the main event Davis-de Los Santos is at 23:00 et / 20:00
“People are calling me now. I attract attention because I have a belt now. So now they feel like fights are lucrative,” said Keyshawn Davis to make Boxing boxing About him, who was called now when he has a airy WBO title. “So now they are starting to mention me.
“I’m not offended. My name is” a businessman, “said Keyshawn when he was asked if he was offended. “I take everything in this sport as a business. [Andy Cruz]. Yes, remember me. Every time you fight Dazn, my name is still raised. Remember me. “
“Are you going to fight him in professionals?” Andre Ward said to Keyshawn about the fight with Andy Cruz
“To hell,” said Davis about Cruz.
“How do you think the fight between you and him will go?” Andre said.
“Below six,” said Davis.
“Will you stop him?” Ward said.
Andy Cruz is not ready?
“To hell, yes,” Keyshawn said, continuing to Cruz. “They are not ready yet. They will see it and enter social media.” Oh, he never sent me any contract. He never talked to me. ” Yes, you are right.
“He is on social media and he [Andy Cruz] It seems that he was ready to fight now – said Ward.
“But you have to sound like this,” said Keyshawn.
“You don’t believe it. Cruz is not ready for you,” said Ward.
“No, it’s not,” said Davis.
“Really?” Ward said.
“But we can fight. But they [Team Cruz] He said not now. They said it, “Keyshawn said.
“I want to see it,” Ward said.
Fans believe that Davis avoids Cruz because his career focuses on making money. Cruz would do threaten his bustle With careful relationship and maneuvering, which were made to transform Keyshawn into a airy world champion of WBO. Davis now has a good thing when he matches the highest rank, keeping him well before talents such as Andy Cruz, Raymond Muratalla and Abdullah Mason.
Keyshawn avoiding the fight cruz
Cuban Andy Cruz studied Keyhawn in the Olympic finals in 2020, walking and dominating him in a one -sided fight. Since Turning Pro in 2023, Cruz called Keyshawn many times, but he was rejected each time. Promoter Cruza, Eddie Hearn, is amused by Davis’s reluctance to fight him. He is seemingly proud that Keyshawn avoids Cruz, which is a sign that he knows that he is too good for him.
Daniel Dubois will face Fabio Wardley in a rematch of a heavyweight slugfest from earlier this year, with Dubois defending the WBO heavyweight title he took from Wardley on that night.
Live coverage will kick off at 2 pm ET, and we’ll have results and updates during the four-fight, main card undercard, then live, round-by-round scoring and updates for the main event itself.
How to watch Dubois vs Wardley 2
Start time: 2:00 pm ET for main card, prelims begin at 11:00 am ET
Streaming: DAZN (Ultimate subscription or Pay-Per-View)
PPV Cost: As a standalone, one-off purchase Pay-Per-View, the price is $59.99 (or £24.99). With DAZN’s Ultimate tier, the show is included as part of your subscription.
Location: O2 Arena – London, England
Dubois vs Wardley 2 full undercard and running order
Fabio Wardley can turn his early success against Daniel Dubois into a rematch victory if he avoids exhausting himself chasing the finish. He proved he could hurt Dubois in their first fight. The harder task is keeping control when an opponent he has dropped continues coming forward.
Wardley scored two early knockdowns before Dubois recovered and stopped him. That leaves an opening for a different result, although better pacing alone may not be enough to prevent another punishing night.
Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora both back Wardley to win again on Saturday, with Mannix choosing him by stoppage. Mora believes Wardley’s eagerness to finish Dubois helped undo his promising start.
“If he just doesn’t punch himself out, he thinks about setting up that right hand, doesn’t get right hand happy,” Mora said to DAZN Boxing.
That is the adjustment Wardley needs to make under pressure. Once Dubois survived his biggest punches, Wardley needed something beyond another loaded right hand. Working behind his jab and putting punches together would give him more ways to attack without spending everything on a single finish.
Dubois deserves credit for surviving those knockdowns and returning to his jab. Mora believes his previous defeats helped him stay composed when Wardley hurt him. Wardley now has his own experience of a fight turning against him.
“I think he’ll be smarter after this fight. I think he’ll learn some lessons,” Mannix said. “I think Wardley wins by stoppage in this fight.”
Mannix’s biggest concern is what the first beating took out of Wardley. Learning the tactical lesson does not guarantee he will absorb Dubois’ punches the same way in the rematch.
Wardley’s power gives their picks a credible foundation. He has already put Dubois down twice. To complete the job, he needs to create another opening without allowing the pursuit of a knockout to leave him exhausted and exposed again.
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Jesse Rodriguez is willing to meet Naoya Inoue in March, yet that timeline still depends entirely on the undisputed champion waiting for him. Inoue may prefer an earlier ring return, which would leave Rodriguez on the outside looking in as he continues handling business at bantamweight.
Trainer Robert Garcia revealed that Rodriguez can make a March date work, moving up his original April or May target. Still, the camp intends to take on WBO champion Christian Medina in December first.
Robert confirmed the updated outlook to The Ring: “I previously said April or May, but we can be ready for March.”
While that shortens the wait, early 2027 remains unresolved. Turki Alalshikh pointed toward a January appearance in Japan. Eddie Hearn mentioned February or March instead. Clear alignment on a date is completely absent.
Rodriguez must fulfill a contract before New Year’s Eve, with Garcia eyeing December 11 or December 19 against Medina. The camp figures Rodriguez can enjoy the holidays, then jump straight into camp for Inoue.
That expectation rests on an ideal outcome against Medina. Cuts, bruised knuckles, or an unexpectedly brutal bout could easily force Rodriguez to take extra recovery time. Inoue would effectively be pinning his calendar on a fighter who still has to survive another bout first.
Inoue is already eyeing an eventual jump to featherweight. Sitting around waiting for Rodriguez to finish his stay at 118 pounds makes little sense for the Japanese star.
Garcia admitted neither he nor Hearn has received an official approach to begin talks. The public chatter is moving much faster than the paperwork.
Putting March on the table does not guarantee Inoue’s cooperation. If March works on both sides, the matchup can happen. If Inoue wants to fight sooner, Rodriguez will either have to scrap his December plans or watch this major fight slip away.
Bam is acting like someone who wants the glory of calling out Inoue without actually taking the risk of meeting him on his terms.
When a fighter gets an invitation to share a ring with the sport’s biggest pound-for-pound attraction, they drop everything. They do not tell the undisputed champion to take a number and wait until spring because Christian Medina is on the calendar. That makes zero sense. A routine belt grab against Medina does nothing for Rodriguez’s profile, brings in a fraction of the money, and accomplishes very little that fans care about.
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