Fundora - Tszyu & Romero - Cruz live online, round by round, stats and updates

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Welcome to Diario AS USA’s live coverage of the WBA World Super Lightweight clash between Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight has been building up nicely with a lot of aggro between the two boxers as Romero insisted on referring to Cruz as “Chihuahua.”

Last July, the Las Vegas native Romero won the vacant WBA belt in a controversial ninth round stoppage of Ismael Barroso by referee Tony Weeks. Barroso was up on most cards and had given a lesson in pugilism to the younger Romero at the time, but with a barrage of shots coming at him, perhaps Weeks was overzealous in protecting the 40-year-old Barroso.

However, since then, Romero has had a full camp with a new team of trainers. He talks a very good talk in front of the cameras but it is still to be seen if he can walk the champion’s walk.

Cruz is a beast of an altogether different makeup. Not as slick or charming in front of the cameras, the aptly named Mexican is ferocious in the ring, charging like a Pitbull and refusing to give his opponents any air. Francisco Vargas and Yuriorkis Gamboa have both felt the fury of Cruz and gave Gervonta Davis a tough night’s work in a decision loss to the knockout artist.

A heavy puncher, Cruz will swarm his opponents and if he can get inside of the jab, Romero could be in a lot of trouble.

This fight is the tastiest on a card that is loaded with title fights. The original headline was a bout for the WBO & vacant WBC World Light Middleweight titles between Australia’s Tim Tszyu and American Keith Thurman, but Thurman pulled out due to a biceps injury in training.

Sebastian Fundora was originally slated to challenge Serhil Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight title, but with Thurman out he was tapped as a replacement. This brought in Brian Mendoza on a short camp to face Bohachuk for his belt.

In all, six world titles are on the line tonight over five bouts in an action packed card.