Davis vs. Cruz: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats
In a unification world title fight, Gervonta Davis (Tank) and Léo Santa Cruz (El Terremoto) put their super-featherweight belts on the line. Davis brings the WBA (Regular) belt. Cruz brings the WBA (Super) belt. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.
| WBA | IBF |
|---|---|
| LT w1 | |
| sFT w1 d2 | sFT w1 d1 |
| WBA | WBC | IBF |
|---|---|---|
| sFT w1 | ||
| FT w2 d4 | ||
| sBT w1 d4 | ||
| BT w1 d3 |
Date
This fight between Gervonta Davis and Léo Santa Cruz took place on at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Tale of the Tape
At 171 cm, Léo Santa Cruz is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Gervonta Davis is 166 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 175 cm, Cruz also has reach advantage of 4 cms over Davis' 171 cm. Davis has a 1 cm ape index advantage over Cruz.
Davis is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 23-0 (22 KOs). His last fight was 10 months and 3 days ago against Yuriorkis Gamboa, which he won via 12th round TKO.
Cruz comes in with a record of 37-1-1 (19 KOs). His last fight was 11 months and 8 days ago against Miguel Flores, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.
Gervonta Davis fights out of the southpaw stance, while Léo Santa Cruz fights out of the orthodox stance.
On the day of the fight, Davis will be 25 years and 11 months old. Cruz will be 32 years and 2 months old.
Prediction and Odds
After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 60-40 in favor of Gervonta Davis. Here is the prediction for Davis vs Cruz.
Result
Gervonta Davis defeated Léo Santa Cruz via 6th round KO to win the WBA (Super) super-featherweight title and retain the WBA (Regular) super-featherweight title. Cruz' 5 fight win streak comes to an end, and Davis advances his win streak to 24. Davis is now 24-0, and Cruz 37-2-1.
Fight Recommendations
- Gervonta Davis knocks out Ryan Garcia in the 7th round
- Gervonta Davis knocks out Mario Barrios in the 11th round
- Gervonta Davis knocks out Jesús Cuellar in the 3rd round
- Gervonta Davis knocks out Liam Walsh in the 3rd round
- Léo Santa Cruz defeats Carl Frampton via 12-round majority decision in their 2nd fight
- Gervonta Davis knocks out José Pedraza in the 7th round
- Léo Santa Cruz knocks out Kiko Martínez in the 5th round