Feeling robbed, once more, fuming Lamont Roach calls for ‘quick rematch’ with ‘even enjoying subject’

[ad_1] Lamont Roach got here from behind in his battle with Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz on Saturday, however was as soon as once more denied a win after judges dominated their showdown for the WBC interim tremendous light-weight title in San Antonio as a majority draw.

Commentators on the PBC Prime Video broadcast instantly known as the outcome "controversial," and although Roach appeared disheartened, it was acquainted territory for the American boxer, who was infamously robbed of a win in opposition to Gervonta "Tank" Davis this previous March.

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“I've proved I am going to battle anybody, even outdoors my pure weight,” the 30-year-old fumed at his post-fight press convention contained in the Frost Financial institution Middle.

“I moved up in opposition to a tricky competitor, [but to be denied] two occasions in a row? That is loopy. I am unable to battle my opponent and the judges. We have to do one thing about it.”

With 191 punches discovering their goal from 467 thrown, Roach out-landed Cruz (159-of-544), and he was extra correct too. Roach out-landed Cruz in eight rounds, was extra lively along with his jab, and related on 48.8% of his energy punches for good measure, based on Compubox knowledge.

Regardless, one decide scored a 115-111 battle for Cruz however was overruled by two 113-113 playing cards.

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“I feel I gained, and I positively outboxed him,” Roach mentioned. “All I want is a good enjoying subject, that is all.”

Roach turned as much as the media occasion with ice on his proper hand, and mentioned he felt it break within the fifth spherical. “I simply bear in mind after I got here again to the nook [and telling them], ‘I feel I broke my hand.’ Within the subsequent spherical, he jabbed me and I blocked it. It harm. It is f*****," he mentioned.

“I nonetheless continued to throw it, there have been openings, however my hand was actually, actually hurting. I am not making an attempt to make that an excuse, and I used the whole lot else I had. I bought out of the way in which of his punches for probably the most half. After I wished to change, I used to be successful the exchanges. I used to be catching the punches and slipping his punches.

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“I do not need to make this [injury] an excuse. I assumed I did sufficient to win with one hand.”

Roach needed to overcome a third-round knockdown to even be aggressive within the battle, earlier than making his case for the victory within the late rounds. “I wasn't harm,” he mentioned of the sequence wherein he was caught off-balance and the referee accurately dominated his glove had touched the canvas.

“He simply hit me with shot. We exchanged, I used to be on my again foot, and I stumbled,” mentioned Roach. “My glove touched the bottom, in order that's an official knockdown.”

A former WBA champion from the tremendous featherweight division, Roach has made pound-for-pound strikes in 2025 but left the ring pissed off in each outings, coming back from fights with "Tank" Davis and Cruz with attracts and nothing extra.

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For Roach, the damage will heal, however the feeling of being robbed twice could not.

“It was a hell of a battle,” he mentioned. “I feel the very best factor to do is transfer ahead with a right away rematch. I simply want it was a good enjoying subject.”