Isaac Cruz Crushes Bravo in Messy Fight, Calls Out Ryan Garcia

Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz retained his WBC interim super lightweight title with a sixth-round knockout victory over Nestor Bravo at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Following a scrappy opening to the contest, Cruz secured the finish at 1:30 of the sixth round with a perfectly placed lead left hook. Following his victory, Cruz immediately called out Ryan Garcia for a potential future bout.

On the undercard, Eumir Marcial secured a third-round knockout victory over Omar Ulises Huerta to move to 8-0. Daniel Blancas remained unbeaten with a seventh-round stoppage of Sergio Jimenez, while Marco Verde recovered from his first professional knockdown to stop Guillermo Hernandez in five rounds.