Andy Cruz is set to square off against Antonio Moran on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.
The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This fight will appear on the undercard of Terence Crawford's and Israil Madrimov's clash for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Andy Ruiz Jr's and Jarrell Miller's fight, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz's and Jose Valenzuela's fight for the WBA World Super Lightweight title, David Morrell's and Radivoje Kalajdzic's contest for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, and Jared Anderson's and Martin Bakole Ilunga's bout.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Andy Cruz vs Antonio Moran?
When is Andy Cruz vs Antonio Moran?
- Date: Saturday, August 3.
- Start time: At 8:30 PM EST / 5:30 PM PST
The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which is around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.
What has been said?
Andy Cruz steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Antonio Moran will make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Moran has a massive power advantage over Cruz, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Cruz's 33%.
Andy Cruz is the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.
Moran has a height advantage of 6 inches over Cruz. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Andy Cruz and Antonio Moran fight out of an orthodox stance.
Cruz is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 months earlier than Moran, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 166 fewer professional rounds, totaling 23 compared to Moran's 189.
Andy Cruz goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at lightweight.
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