Pitbull Cruz set for comeback

Former world champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz will look to begin his 2025 in emphatic fashion, as he prepares to take on hard-charging contender Angel Fierro ithis Saturday, February 1 as part of a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cruz-Fierro will be Cruz’ first fight since losing his title by split decision against Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela in his first defense last August.

“Our bags are packed and we’re ready to see everyone in Vegas this week,” said Cruz. “People are eager to see us back in the ring once again and there’s no better way to kick off 2025 than with an all-out Mexican battle…Saturday, February 1 is a new beginning. Fans love these types of fights and that’s who I fight for. We had a strong training camp to be at our best when the bell rings. The goal is to retake our spot at the top and get into more big fights. We’re going to go into that ring in great shape.”

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  • He isn’t a former world champion. He merely held a phony alphabet belt stolen from the Taylor/Lopez lineage.

      • Oh, so you consider Rolly a “former world champion” too? You’re brainwashed by alphabet idiocy.

        • I didn’t say, Rolly Romero I said when they thought the fight was for a championship of 135 pounds and pitbull Cruz won so yeah he’s a former world champion

    • Correct. In the alphabet era it’s important we distinguish world champions from mere titleholders. It’s bad enough there are four (five if you count the IBO) sanctioning bodies but they themselves create bogus secondary belts. We need to move on from this nonsense.

      • Don’t fool yourself we all know what belts are the ones who count as a absolute champs

  • His fight with angel fierro is gona be brutal
    I hate watch Mexicans fighting each other
    They got worn out so bad

    Anyway in a candidate of fight of the year I think fierro will win

    • You are a U.S. citizen, yet don’t feel anything when Americans fight Americans. Trump hates these ‘fake’ Americans!!

        • Exactly my point!!! An American on paper and Mexican in blood is NOT A TRUE AMERICAN (a parasite on the country as Trump would say), a massive hypocrite, and perpetrates treason on Mexico i.e. you disrespect both sides.

          • I never said I was true American I always declared myself as a Mexican and that’s why I support Mexican boxing

            Which I don’t know what it’s hurtful for you lol

        • Hey Carlos. You’re an American in my book. Don’t pay attention to the supreme ignorance of those who say otherwise. They don’t matter.

          • Thank you thank you
            I’m Mexican but I respect and love USA just some people don’t get it
            Cheers !!!

          • He feels pain when Mexican fight yet nothing when Americans fight! Sorry, not an American and I hope Trump sorts out people/parasites like Carlos!! As for the downvoters, you can ‘SUCK MY D#$K’. Yes, Carlos and friends. Go back to Mexico and fix it up SO THAT MY MORE OF YOUR BROTHERS ARE FORCED TO COME HERE AND F$%K THE PLACE UP. Displaced by Mexico’s crime, corruption, and incompetence yet the U.S.A. must come to the rescue. F^&K THIS.

        • Trump WILL sort out people like you. On your back to your beloved Mexico where you can do drugs to your heart’s content. Also, please stop your boxing comments as you make a horse’s ass of yourself.

    • Apparently so does Canelo that’s why he said he wasn’t fighting Benavidez. I love watching Mexicans fight each other.

      I was a below average fan of boxing until I saw Barrera vs Morales. That fight got me hooked on boxing.

    • It does not matter

      Inoue
      Pacman
      Usyk
      Canelo
      Plus thousands more fighters fight with the same style and they have been successful in boxing

      • It does matter. I usually don’t respond to you because of your fanaticism and lack of strong arguments.
        Usyk is not a one-dimensional fighter.
        Inoue is not a one-dimensional fighter.
        Pacman was not a one-dimensional fighter.
        Canelo is the closest to having one style, but I wouldn’t consider him a one-dimensional fighter.

        • They always fight in the same way

          Usyk never been slicker

          He always go forward taking his time and braking you down

          And he is one of the best boxers today and all times as well

          So you don’t need to have diferent styles to be successful in boxing

          • Which one dimensional style is Usyk?
            Did you ever see him as he unified the Cruiserweight division?
            Usyk does not have a brawler style. He can box, move, and fight

          • Yea that’s when I get to know him when he won the super six and he always fought the same

            Most fighters fight in the same way even when you know what they gona do you can’t do much because it’s not about their technique it’s about the power

            Pacman was always the same and he is the best boxer ever

  • I like Cruz but I do believe he’s on his way to becoming division gate keeper.

  • Cruz is mad and hungry. I want to see him use jabs and right hands. If he improves those techniques, he will also become, “Mastiff Cruz.”

    Cruz is bad medicine for all opponents.

    • He can’t throw a jab done fighters can’t throw jabs like Mike Tyson he never threw a jab

      • Tyson would work his way inside with a few jabs when Cus was still alive. When he got out of prison he seemed to have lost all his fundamentals. After he got rid of Kevin Rooney, the skill set seemed diminished.

        • Asking a Tyson to throw a jab is dismantle him
          You have to tell him to throw just power punches and don’t waste his time his jabs that do nothing to his opponent

          Jab is for defensive not for attacking

          And Tyson was natural agressive
          Fighter

    • You can’t make every single fighter technician or fight the same way everybody has a style designed in their genetics

  • Hope to see Cruz one of those loaded Turki card. Sure he’s one dimensional as the the Giovanni Cabrera fight confirmed but he’s exciting. He lived his father’s dream and became a major title holder. Nobody can take that from him.

  • I wish the best for Cruz. He’s a warrior and a great fighter. Really appreciate that he took down that immature loudmouth Romero. I hope 2025 is a great year for him.

    • Actually u think he was robbed against Rayo Valenzuela
      But you know how boxing judges are

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