Cross vs. Salcido On DAZN This Saturday

Andy Cruz says he is ready to fight Omar Salcido in their 10-round eliminator for the WBC lightweight title this Saturday, January 25 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, in Las Vegas.

Cruz (4-0, 2 KOs), a 2020 Olympic gold medalist, looks to become the mandatory challenger to WBC 135-pound champion Shakur Stevenson with a win over Salcido (20-1, 14 KOs). The Mexican warrior is coming off a ninth-round knockout over Chris Colbert on October 16 of last year.

Cross vs. Salcido is the co-star of the fight Diego Pacheco vs. Steve Nelson, which will be broadcast live on DAZN. This is Cruz’s chance to win over new fans who haven’t seen him fight. Two-year pro Cruz hasn’t been around long enough to be seen by fans, so he needs to make the most of every opportunity to be in the spotlight.

Title shot

“Andy Cruz was a great amateur fighter and had a great amateur career, but we have been working very hard during these months with José Benavidez. Our plan is to move forward and achieve this victory,” said Omar Salcido during today’s conference. final press conferencetalking about his fight this Saturday night against Andy Cruz in a WBC lightweight title eliminator.

“Andy, this seems like the biggest step forward for you yet. “It was pretty comfortable last time at that big show in Los Angeles,” Eddie Hearn told Cruz. “You’re just a couple of fights away from a world championship. Saturday will be a real test for you.”

“I’m excited for my fight on Saturday. I’m not a big talker. “Everyone is a great swimmer when they are not in the water,” Cruz said.

“I know you have world championship ambitions for 2025. People talk about how you want to make your son, Keyshawn, proud on Saturday if he goes,” Hearn told Cruz about wanting to make Keyshawn Davis proud. “I know they are firmly fixed on this man who will be a real test: Cuba against Mexico on Saturday.”

Cruz has been fully focused on his work against Salcido and is not thinking about Keyshawn, who has already said in many interviews that he does not want to fight him. Although Davis says he doesn’t want to fight Cruz again because he hasn’t proven himself professionally, it’s more about not wanting to be defeated again.

“Of course, this is a step forward in my career as I move forward. “My full focus is on my opponent this Saturday, a Mexican warrior who is well prepared for this,” Cruz said. “As I said, it’s not just about saying; It’s about doing, and I will do what I have to do on Saturday in the ring.

“I hope they do it because we have some unfinished business there,” coach Brian ‘Bomac’ McIntyre told social boxing about his wrestler, Keyshawn Davis, who has “unfinished business” with Cuban Andy Cruz after losing to him four times in the amateur tournament, including the 2020 Olympic gold medal match. “So, we just have to take care of that business.”

Obviously, BoMac isn’t in a big rush to let his wrestler Keyshawn mix it up with Cruz again because all the work he’s put in in the gym could go up in smoke. Cruz has proven time and time again that he is too good for Keyshawn, beating him four times in a row.

It won’t be any different in the pros, and the Norfolk, Virginia, native has a lot more to lose at this level than he does in the amateurs. That’s why Top Rank won’t let Davis get close to Cruz and have him ruin things.

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— Boxing in the match room (@MatchroomBoxing) January 23, 2025