Ryan Garcia confirmed on Friday that he will fight Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in May in New York’s Times Square. Devin Haney vs. Jose Ramirez will also be on the card.

Garcia (24-1, 20 KOs) said Cruz (26-3-1, 18 KOs) is an opponent he has wanted to fight for a long time, but has not had the chance until now. Cruz was brought in to make adjustments in preparation for Ryan’s October rematch with Devin Haney in Riyadh.

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Cruz is the former WBA light welterweight champion. He lost the title in his last fight to Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela via a 12-round split decision on August 3

“Yeah, May. We’re going to fight there. It’s going to be okay. Another big fight. I’m ready,” Ryan Garcia said KO artist sports About his fight with Isaac “Bulldog” Cruz in New York in May. “Pitbull is still a great bullfighter. He may have lost once (correction: 3 times), but the fans love him. He’s a big asshole.

“There’s a lot of people in London, and they’re all meeting Turki. It’s crazy. Times Square, yeah,” Ryan said of the places he plans to visit in May. “I’ve had many fights with pit bulls. It never went down.

“I feel like this is a fight that fans have been waiting for until he (Pitbull Cruz) lost (to Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela on August 3). I think it shouldn’t make any difference. He’s still a Explosive fighter. Leo boxed a great fighter, so you can’t take anything away from him,” Garcia said.

For the record, Pitbull Cruz lost to these fighters three times as a professional:

– Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela
——Gervonta Davis
– Luis Montana Alvarez

It doesn’t matter that Cruz lost to Leo last August because casual boxing fans won’t realize it and die-hard boxing fans won’t mind. They just want to see Ryan Garcia fight anyone. For most fans, they’ll be happy that Ryan can fight a cardboard prop.

“If he doesn’t win, we should find a replacement, but I’m sure he will,” Ryan said of Isaac Cruz vs. Angel Fierro at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Feb. 1 Said during the game. “When I win, I’ll fight him (Devin Haney) again, beat him again. Then I can finally put it all behind me and move on with my career. Maybe fight Teofimo. That’s the thing. so.”

Pitbull Cruz will most likely lose to Angel Fierro in David Benavidez vs. David Morrell next month Angel Fierro). Fierro is a slugger who is going after Cruz, who lost to Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela.

If Kurtz is defeated, Ryan’s team will need to move quickly to find someone to get him to fight on the May card as soon as possible. One good thing Garcia has going for him is Turki Sheikh. He’ll likely offer one of the top fighters the chance to fight Ryan, and they’ll jump at the chance.