As anticipated, an IBF light-weight eliminator between two-time Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz and once-beaten Hironori Mishiro will function the co-feature for Matchroom’s June 14th Richardson Hitchins vs George Kambosos Jr card in NYC.
The winner will doubtless be in line to combat Raymond Muratalla, who comfortably beat Zaur Abdullaev for the interim belt final Saturday. That stated, it could possibly be some time, as full titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko stays radio silent about his potential retirement.
Cruz (5-0, 2 KO) figures to be a large favourite, as Mishiro (17-1-1, 6 KO) is the cream of the crop in Japan however has but to say a noteworthy scalp. If Cruz continues to develop his skilled recreation, it’s arduous to image this matchup tripping him up.
Different names of notice embody Canadian heavyweight Alexis Barriere (12-0, 10 KO), who meets Cleveland membership fighter Roney Hines (14-0-1, 8 KO); prime tremendous light-weight prospect Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (17-0, 16 KO), who faces Jonathan Montrel (19-3, 13 KO); and 2024 Olympic quarterfinalist Nishant Dev (1-0, 1 KO).
Not a ton of compelling matchups, however loads of names you’ll need to preserve your eyes on within the close to future.
