{"id":212340,"date":"2025-10-14T09:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212340\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:05:06","slug":"what-i-told-you-is-coming-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212340\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWhat I Told You Is Coming True"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lamont Roach used a cryptic message on X to remind his users that his earlier prediction about getting a world title shot at 140 is coming true, after being left high and dry by Gervonta Davis.<\/p>\n<p>Roach (25-1-2, 10 KOs) is getting an opportunity to challenge Isaac \u2018Pitbull\u2019 Cruz (28-3-1, 18 KOs) for his WBC interim light welterweight title on December 6th on Amazon on <a class=\"thirstylink\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Prime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\/go\/prime\/\" data-shortcode=\"true\">Prime Video<\/a> PPV. The event will be staged at the\u00a0Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Lessons From Rolly\u2019s Beating<\/p>\n<p>Lamont, 30, is upbeat right now, but he may be crying crocodile tears if Cruz beats him the way he did Rolando \u2018Rolly\u2019 Romero on March 30, 2024. He took apart Rolly, beating the living daylights out of him in an eight-round knockout. If Roach loses this fight, it\u2019s back to square one for him. He\u2019d be returning to 135 coming off a loss and wouldn\u2019t be in an ideal position to fight for another world title.<\/p>\n<p>Roach\u2019s Prophecy Comes True<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just remember the shit I told you\u2026. It\u2019s coming true<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lamont Roach Jr (@OneOf1x) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneOf1x\/status\/1977842651912384539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Roach bags the WBC interim strap from \u2018Pitbull,\u2019 he\u2019ll have the option to fight the winner of the November 22nd fight between WBC 140-lb champion Subriel Matias and Dalton Smith or move back down to 135 to challenge Shakur Stevenson for his WBC title. Stevenson has already said he\u2019ll face him after he fights Teofimo Lopez in early 2026 for his WBC 140-lb strap.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from a questionable 12-round split decision defeat against \u2018The Mexican Loma\u2019 Jose \u2018Rayo\u2019 Valenzuela last year in May, \u2018Pitbull\u2019 has looked impressive, winning his last two fights against Angel Fierrero and Omar Salcido, two sluggers. If Cruz shows the same form he did against Rolly, it\u2019s going to be a long night for Roach.<\/p>\n<p>Roach is likely to try to outbox Cruz the way \u2018Rayo\u2019 Valenzuela did, because he doesn\u2019t have the punching power or the inside game to match him. He has that Shakur-esque three-foot step back that he uses to escape pressure. Still, Roach prefers to come forward behind a high guard, throwing arm punches with his amateur, point-scoring style.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Nation Vegas, a Boxing Analyst covering world title fights since 2013.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"110\" data-end=\"450\">Nation Vegas has been writing on the fight game since 2012 and is now a featured writer with Boxing News 24. Over the years, he has built a reputation for strong coverage of both major events and rising prospects, delivering news, fight reports, and features that connect with fans worldwide.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"736\">With more than a decade of experience, Nation combines sharp analysis with an accessible style, making his work a reliable source for readers who want to follow the sport from every angle. His consistency and passion for boxing have established him as a respected voice on the site.<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxingnews24.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb Lamont Roach Jr. Sends Cryptic Message After Landing Pitbull Cruz Title Shot \u2014 \u2018This Is Exactly What I Told You\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Last Updated on 10\/14\/2025 \t<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lamont Roach used a cryptic message on X to remind his users that his earlier prediction about getting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212341,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-212340","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}