by Sean Crose
Fresh off an April win over Yuriorkis Gamboa, Isaac Cruz (23-2-1) faced Eduardo Ramirez (27-2-3) on Sunday night in a scheduled 12-round lightweight bout as the co -main of the fight pays for Andy Ruiz-Luis Ortiz. see card. Cruz began stalking his man right from the opening bell. Advancing in his crouched stance, the man had slipped straight into hunter mode.
And hunting down Ramírez did. An explosive left hand in the second dropped Ramirez. To his credit, Ramírez got to his feet. The man might have been better off if he had stayed down, as Cruz stepped forward and literally pummeled his helpless opponent out of the contest. Referee Jack Reiss wisely didn’t bother to count after Ramirez went down a second time, opting instead to simply call off the fight.
