Andy Cruz (5-0, 2 KOs) said he went into Keyshawn Davis and Shakur Stevenson in a “weird” meeting after his 10-round unanimous decision victory over Omar Salcido (20-2, 14 KOs) at Las Cosmopolitan. Vegas on Saturday night.

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A haunted look from Keyshawn

Shakur was impressed with lightweight contender Cruz's win, saying she must have looked “amazing.” Keyshawn looked dazed, like he'd seen a ghost, and you could tell Cruz's performance tonight scared him, giving him flashbacks to his win over her at the 2020 Olympics.

If there was any chance of Kishon fighting Cruz soon, it disappeared with his performance tonight as he was even better than he was when he was schooled at the Olympics five years ago. Cruz's trainer, Derek 'Boozy' Ennis, is turning him into a more aggressive fighter who lands more shots. In the tenth round, Cruz hurt Salcido badly and forced a hold. This has never happened before.

The scores for Cruz were 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92.

Appreciation of Boji

“Andy would have been out if he hadn't made a break. He hit him with some good shots, but he broke at times,” trainer Derek 'Bozzie' Ennis said. fight typeArgued that Andy Cruz would have knocked out Omar Salcido if he hadn't given him a break after hitting a good shot.

“You saw when he punched him a few times. She looked, then he followed her. Once you do this, you will finish him off. He picked it up nicely. I gave him an A,” Bozzi said of Cruise's performance. “He won every round, and he did it against a puncher.

“He's improving every time. He fought a friend at 20-1. That boy was no slouch. He can take a punch, and he can fight. So, Andy is right. I give him until the end of this year for a title dispute. We want whoever got the tiles.

“Strange” meeting

“I see Andy giving someone trouble in the division. I don't care who it is. “Whoever (Cruz) fights for a world title at the end of 2025,” Ennis said.

“The mission is complete, and I'm going to put on the top,” Andy Cruz said. “They were acting a little weird, but Keyshawn is my boy, and Shakur said, 'What's up,' too,” Cruz said of Shakur walking up to Stevenson and Keyshawn David after the win over Salido.