After sustaining a hand injury, GERVONTA DAVIS won a close point win over Isaac Cruz.
After 12 rounds, Davis was declared the winner of the scorecards to keep the secondary WBA Regular' lightweight title.
Gervonta won by just a few points over Isaac Cruz
After the unanimous decision, the unbeaten American moved up to 25-0 but revealed that he had suffered a hand injury during the fight.
Davis, 27, stated that he was strong at the start of the fight.
"I felt that he was becoming more and more fragile as the fight progressed. However, I injured my hand and was unable to pull him out.
Cruz, 23 years old, was only able to fill in for Rolando Romero (26), after he was fired amid allegations of sexual assault.
Floyd Mayweather's protege, 'Tank,' was pushing the Mexican, but he is not ready for a rematch. Davis replied with 'hell no' to Davis's question.
Cruz stated after losing: "I have nothing else to say." "The fans want to know who won this fight."
FREE BETTING: Get the Latest Betting SIGN-UP Offers and Free BetsDavis was the aggressor during the first half, favoring the uppercut as Cruz ran in.
Davis's injured right hand meant that he was unable to punch in the second half.
He was able to win a points verdict, and he remained undefeated with George Kambosos (28), at ringside.
Kambosos defeated Teofimo Lopez (24 years old) to win the belts. Now, Devin Haney (23 years old), is looking to face Kambosos, who just defeated JoJo Diaz (29).
Ryan Garcia, 23, a lightweight star, called out Davis' long-time rival after Davis' win.
Garcia tweeted: Gervonta fights c-level fighters. He's the weakest of all the lightweights! !
"His hardest test was Leo Santa Cruz. Almost lost tonight. I've been calling for you out for awhile ..."
