Cruz Disappointing Father’s Day

Fresh off of his very impressive stoppage win over Japan’s Hironori Mishiro Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Andy Cruz is set to fight for the IBF lightweight championship. But what Cruz really wants is a showdown with Keyshawn Davis. These two have a very long history with each other and they are not the best of friends at all. Cruz and Davis rivalry goes back a long way, as the Cuban defeated him four times in amateur tournaments, including the Tokyo Olympics and the 2019 World Championships in Ekaterinburg.

For the time being, Cruz desire to fight Davis is going to have to be placed on hold even longer, despite him feeling like he was close to fighting him. Winning the IBF belt is a step in the right direction. Depending on how many successful title defenses Cruz has at 135. He can decided to move up to 140 and continue to call out Davis. With Davis purposely missing weight, a legit question is did he miss weight because it was too difficult? Or did he miss weight because he’s trying to avoid Cruz?

“This is one more step, one more step to achieve my main goal, which is to be world champion,” Cruz said in the ring at Madison Square Garden. “From the beginning I said that I was born ready for these moments, my first function was to win this fight and now I’m ready for the challenge that comes. Keyshawn, learn from daddy.”

Father and Son rift

Cruz took to social media to continue to mock Davis, this isn’t the first time that Cruz has referred to Davis as his son but on Father’s Day, he didn’t shy away from capitalizing by taking a shot at the former champion.