Boxing Results: Olympic Gold Medalist Andy Cruz Stops Hironori Mishiro in Round 5, Advances in Lightweight eliminator

2020 Olympic Gold Medalist on Saturday Night, Crushing Hirono Mishiro (17-2-1, 6 Kos) by a Fifth-Round Technical Knockout in the Ibf Lightweight Title at The Theater at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cruz Used His Power Jab Throughout The Fight to Tag Mishiro.

In The Third Round, Cruz Opened Up With Right Hands, Dropping Mishiro Twice. The Second Knockdown Came in The Final Seconds The Third. If Not, He Would Have Surely Been Finished Off by The Cuban Talent.

Cruz Took The Fourth Round off, Mustly Jabbing, Moving, And Occasionally Landing Right Hands. In The Fifth, Andy Went After Mishiro, Landing a Three-Punch Combination That Staggered Him, Forcing The Referee to Step In and Halt. The Time Was at 1:13 of the round.

Mishiro Was Trying to Adapt and Show More Aggression in Rounds Four and Five, But It Wasn’t Working. You could tell me what he was Given Instructions by His Corner to Go On The Attack Because He Getting Slaughtered by Cruz in The First Three Rounds. It didn’t work.

Cruz’s Performance Was Best Thus Far On Tonight’s Card. It was a masterclass, Showing Skills That The Other Fighters On The Matchroom Card Could Having Of Dream.

With Victory, Cruz is Now The Mandatory Challenger for IBF LIGHTWEIGHT Champion Muratalla. That Fight Will Be Ordered Soon, And Be Be Interesting To See How Muratalla’s Promoters at Top Rank Attempt To Delay Ther Fight. They Can’t Be Excited About Their Fighter Muratalla Defend Against A Phenom Like Andy Cruz, Because He’s On Another Level in Terms of Terms.

Muratalla is a big puncher, but he’s One-Dimensional and Fights Like a robot. Moreover, Heights on One Gear and Doesn’t Increase The Tempo of His Fights. He could be overmatched as Mishiro Was Tonight.