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Gervonta Davis defended his lightweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Isaac Cruz in the main event of a boxing card on Sunday night.
Davis won by scores of 116- 112, 115-113, and 115-113 after 12 hard-fought rounds.
Cruz stepped up when the original opponent, who was accused of sexual assault in October, was pulled from the fight. He lost for the second time.
The full fight recap is coming up.
Round-by-round analysis.
Gervonta Davis won a unanimous decision over Isaac Cruz. Tank was looking for a big performance but he got the win.
Davis only threw jabs again. Cruz does some decent body work to win the round. Cruz, 10-9. 115-113, Davis. The scorecards should be interesting.
Davis seems to be favoring his left arm. I barely threw a punch. Cruz won based on activity alone. Cruz, 10-9. 106-103, Davis.
Round 10 was clear for Cruz. A string of body shots followed by a left hook was connected by him. Davis continues to box and move. The fight is heating up. Cruz, 10-9. 97-93, Davis.
Cruz isn't applying enough pressure. He's doing some good work. As the fight goes on, Davis' punches are becoming cleaner and he is the more consistent fighter. Davis, 10-9. 88-87, Davis.
Davis is opening up more and more but Cruz is not being affected by the power shots just yet. Davis is winning. Cruz had a few good lefts hands. Davis, 10-9. 78-74, Davis.
Cruz needs to think about throwing a jab at some point. He's eating power shots while walking inside. Davis is unloading with hooks. Cruz chin looks good, but needs more activity to win these rounds. Davis, 10-9. 67, Davis.
Davis applies the pressure for the first time in the fight and delivers his best round all night. Cruz may be tiring. He missed a few power shots. Davis, 10-9. 58-54, Davis.
Gervonta warned for shoving for the second time. Cruz is making him work for it while he is doing good work with the right hand. Cruz might need the support of Davis. Davis, 10-9. 48-47, Davis.
Cruz is damaging the body by coming forward. He landed a pair of good left hooks when he switched it up to the head. Gervonta was still landing a powerful counter uppercut. Cruz, 10-9. 38.
Gervonta Davis is waiting for the counter uppercut, while Isaac Cruz is happy to eat them. Cruz has shown a good chin as he looks to sink his left hand into the bile duct. The fight was good through three rounds. Davis, 10-9. 29-28, Davis.
Davis connects on a few counter uppercuts that gain Cruz's attention in the second round. Davis, 10-9. 19-19.
In the first round, Cruz fought the only way he could to win, rolling forward the entire round with constant pressure. The crowd was brought to its feet by a few good shots by him. The Mexican has a clear opening frame. Cruz, 10-9.
There are more results.
Fundora is the one who is staying unscathed.
Sebastian Fundora stayed perfect with a unanimous decision victory over his opponent.
There are punches.
Fundora.
The man is called Garcia.
The total landed.
187
163
The total was thrown.
717
778
The percentage.
26%
22%
The man landed.
19
4
The jabs were thrown.
249
234.
The percentage.
8%
2%
The power landed.
168.
159
The power was thrown.
468
541
The percentage.
34%
29%
CompuBox
Sebastian Fundora defeated SergioGarcia in a junior middleweight title eliminator. Fundora was the one who prevailed, as he battled on the inside and won via judge's scores of 115-113, 117-111 and 118-110.
"The Towering Inferno" was stunned in Round 4 after a looping overhand right from Garcia. However, the 29-year-old lost for the first time as a pro.
Fundora entered the bout ranked fifth by the cable network. The winner of the second Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano fight will get a shot at the undisputed title.
For the first time in his career, he was fighting in the United States, and for the second time outside his home country of Spain.
Adames becomes a player at the middleweight division.
Carlos Adames scored a big upset by defeating Sergiy Derevyanchenko.
Carlos Adames fulfilled his potential with a majority decision victory. One judge scored it 95-95, but that was overshadowed by scores of 97-93 and 96-94 for Adames on the other two scorecards.
There are punches.
Derevyanchenko is from Russia.
Adames.
The total landed.
157
161.
The total was thrown.
552.
564
The percentage.
27%
29%
The man landed.
25
25
The jabs were thrown.
174
243.
The percentage.
18%
10%
The power landed.
132.
136
The power was thrown.
386
There are 335
The percentage.
34%
42%
CompuBox
The title eliminator was a battle from the beginning. Adames was buzzed in Round 5 and Derevyanchenko unloaded, but no knockdown came close to materializing. Both boxers ignored defense in the 160-pound bout. It's no surprise that Derevyanchenko is one of the most reliable action fighters in the sport.
He faded down the stretch. Adames was released by Top Rank after he lost a 154-pound fight. Adames is at 160 pounds and has a new life.
Adames, who hails from the Dominican Republic, is in line to fight Munguia next year for the right to challenge Jermall Charlo for a title. At 36, Derevyanchenko could be slipping into a position of authority. The Ukrainian has not won a match in a while. The other three losses came against some of the best boxers in the world: Daniel Jacobs, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Charlo.
The fight was rated 6 by the sports network.
Ramirez dominates Marriaga.
Eduardo Ramirez won a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Marriaga.
There are punches.
Ramirez.
Marriaga.
The total landed.
280
159
The total was thrown.
762
694
The percentage.
34%
23%
The man landed.
14.
14.
The jabs were thrown.
207
271
The percentage.
8%
5%
The power landed.
266
135
The power was thrown.
552.
423
The percentage.
50%
40%
CompuBox
Eduardo Ramirez won a 130-pound fight against Miguel Marriaga. The judges all scored it the same.
Ramirez sent Marriaga down with an overhand left in the third round. The Mexican used that punch to great effect. He beat Marriaga to the punch and created a lot of swelling around his eyes.
Ramirez is close to title contention at junior lightweight. Marriaga was best known for losing to Oscar and Vasiliy in the boxing ring.
