{"id":475343,"date":"2026-02-14T22:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/475343\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T22:58:09","slug":"keyshawn-davis-says-andy-cruz-fight-must-make-sense-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/475343\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyshawn Davis Says Andy Cruz Fight Must \u2018make Sense\u2019 Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxingnews24.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add EBoxing News 24as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqLAgKIiZDQklTRmdnTWFoSUtFR0p2ZUdsdVoyNWxkM015TkM1amIyMG9BQVAB?ceid=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow Boxing News 24 on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll still fight him, though,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt\u2019s just got to make sense. And what people don\u2019t realize is, my first homecoming, y\u2019all must have forgot, but we reached out to Andy Cruz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis said he attempted to secure the fight before his November 2024 bout against Gustavo Lemos, contacting Cruz\u2019s promoter, Eddie Hearn, directly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy very first homecoming, before I was about to fight Gustavo Lemos, I reached out to Andy Cruz,\u201d Davis said. \u201cI reached out to Eddie Hearn, and he said, no, he doesn\u2019t want to make the fight right now. It\u2019s a little premature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he wanted recognition for pursuing the matchup early in his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reached out to him already, and then I got Lemos,\u201d Davis said. \u201cSo, I wish people would give me my credit on that. I actually tried to fight this guy the very first time I had a chance to ask for an opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davis is coming off a stoppage win over Jamaine Ortiz on January 31 in his debut at junior welterweight. That victory moved him into the No. 1 position in the WBO rankings, putting him within reach of a title opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>His immediate future, however, remains uncertain. Davis has spoken about pursuing a title fight at 140 pounds, where Shakur Stevenson holds the WBO belt, while also expressing interest in moving up to 147 to pursue bigger opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz, meanwhile, is coming off a majority decision loss to IBF lightweight champion Raymond Muratalla on January 24 in Las Vegas. The result slowed his rise, but his amateur success against Davis continues to hang over both fighters as their professional careers move forward on separate tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Woods has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and rising prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019ll still fight him, though,\u201d Davis said. \u201cIt\u2019s just got to make sense. 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