One of boxing’s fastest rising stars returns to the ring on Sunday night when Gervonta “Tank” Davis faces off with Isaac Cruz. The lightweight battle goes down from Staples Center in Los Angeles and airs live on Showtime pay-per-view.
Davis brings serious power to the ring, having finished 24 of his 25 career opponents, including a June TKO win over Mario Barrios after moving up to junior welterweight to win the WBA’s secondary championship at the weight. He now returns to lightweight looking to score a big win and move closer to a world title shot at 135 pounds.
Cruz is an all-action fighter who will bring the fight to anyone, even Davis. Cruz built himself up into a spot to receive high profile fights after impressive campaigns in 2020 and 2021, picking up the four biggest wins of his career. In his most recent fight, Cruz beat Francisco Vargas to move up to the top end of the IBF rankings at lightweight.
The pay-per-view card features four fights and kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.
CBS Sports will be with you throughout the entire way on Sunday, so be sure to follow along with the live results and highlights below.
Davis vs. Cruz fight card, odds
- Gervonta Davis def. Isaac Cruz via unanimous decision (116-112 115-113, 115-113)
- Sebastian Fundora def. Sergio Garcia via unanimous decision (115-113, 117-111, 118-110)
- Carlos Adames def. Sergiy Derevyanchenko via majority decision (95-95, 97-93, 96-94)
- Eduardo Ramirez def. Miguel Marriaga via unanimous decision (99-90, 99-90, 99-90)
Davis vs. Cruz scorecard, live coverage
| Davis (c) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 116 |
| Cruz | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 112 |
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Cruz landed a right and a left late as he chased to the final bell. Tremendous fight. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Davis (116-112)
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Official result: Gervonta Davis def. Isaac Cruz via unanimous decision (116-112, 115-113, 115-113)
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As we head to the scorecards, it’s worth noting that many unofficial scorecards had it closer than our 116-112. Either way, Cruz fought a hell of a fight and gave Davis everything he could handle for much of the fight.
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Davis landed a right hook and circled away from Cruz’s shots. Fighting with one hand, Davis has managed to keep Cruz from doing much in the round.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 12: Cruz landed a good right as Davis popped off the jab. Cruz landed the left hook. Davis landed a few good right hands and Davis may have injured his left hand.
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Davis landed a lead uppercut but Cruz kept coming. Cruz landed to the body and then the right hand upstairs again. Finding some good success with that combination. Another late right upstairs for Cruz late. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Cruz (106-103 Davis)
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 11: Cruz came out working to the body. Again Cruz landed to the body and then landed a good right hand upstairs.
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Cruz landed another left, stopping a good run of Davis offense that saw Davis landing hard left hands. Cruz ripped Davis to the body and then blasted Davis’ head back with a left hand. Davis took it well, however. Cruz landed one good shot to the body to close his best round in a while. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Cruz (97-93 Davis)
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 10: Cruz landed three hard punches early and trapped Davis in the corner briefly, letting his punches flow. Another right hand landed for Cruz after they back to the center of the ring.
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Davis cracked with a good left hand and then dipped down to the body. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Davis (88-83)
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Davis stayed heavy on his straight left hand and just missed with a wicked uppercut. Davis was able to spend much of the round at distance, allowing him to rip off good straight punches as Cruz tried to work his way back inside.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 9: Cruz landed a good right hand and then went to the body before both men landed left hands. Some heavy leather being traded in the round.
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Davis continued slipping Cruz’s shots but Cruz did land a nice uppercut. Cruz went to the body again but got into the clinch when he finally put Davis against the ropes. Cruz landed a few good right hands. Cruz with a good uppercut late. Cruz is still very much in this fight but Davis is pulling away on the cards, it would seem. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Davis (78-74)
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 8: Cruz landed a few good left hooks early as he kept trying to chase down Davis. Davis landed a good left hand again and easily slipped a Cruz shot.
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Davis opened up with a nice flurry but ate a right hand in the process. Davis landed another good hook and a left straight behind it. Cruz dug to the body again with more shots but Davis pulled out that round with his work in the second half. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Davis (68-65)
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Cruz dug in with a flurry of good shots to the body and a good uppercut. Cruz staying very focused on the body and bringing an uppercut behind it.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 7: Cruz worked to the body with a series of shots in the corner. Davis landed another big uppercut and a series of straight lefts before Cruz landed a left hook to counter.
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Davis landed a lightning-quick left hand and an uppercut again. Cruz missed with a wild hook and Davis popped off a series of good jabs against the shorter fighter. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Davis (58-56)
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Cruz cracked to the body again and Davis slipped a punch and landed a counter right hook. Cruz ate another uppercut and still has not been hurt by Davis’ trademark shot.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 6: Davis worked his jab and a staight left behind it, catching Cruz on the jaw. Cruz cracked with a good right hand and a left hook behind it before ripping Davis to the body.
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Davis popped off a nice combination and Cruz hit a big right hand. Davis really loosened up in this round but Cruz was right there with him. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Davis (48-47)
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Cruz continued to throw to the body but ate a clean uppercut for his trouble. Davis with another good straight and he shoves Cruz in the clinch, getting a warning for the infration.
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Gervonta Davis vs. Isaac Cruz — Round 5: Davis hit a straight to the body and a hard straight left hand. Cruz landed a good jab and an uppercut, continuing to let his hands go well.
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