By Gerardo Romero
May 27, 2024, 08:37 AM EDT
The historic Mexican boxer and multiple world champion, Julio César Chávez, decided to send a warning to his compatriot and recently crowned new super lightweight champion of the World Boxing Association (WBA), Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, that there is no rival simple and for this reason he asked him to be extremely careful when facing José ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela.
Although there are still a total of two months left for this confrontation to take place in which Isaac Cruz will have to defend the WBA super lightweight title for the first time in his career, Chávez wants him to prepare as best as possible for said combat and decided to warn the Mexican not to trust himself because he is the current monarch of his division; These statements were made by Julio César Chávez during an interview offered to Bernardo Pilatti, where he also acknowledged that he will love this fight.
“Anything can happen, there is no small enemy in the ring. Logically, Pitbull is the favorite, but above the ring, as I tell you, stray bullets exist,” expressed the former professional boxer in his statements, highlighting that he will always provide his support to Pitbull.
Pitbull Cruz, who managed to lift the championship belt on March 30 after defeating Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero, will reach his first defense of the title just three months after achieving it; The most dangerous thing about facing Rayo Valenzuela is that he comes to this duel with the firm desire to be crowned champion and with nothing to lose, so he is expected to give his best in the ring.
“Rayo Valenzuela has nothing to lose, it has everything to gain. So I feel that it is going to be a not so easy fight for Pitbull,” added Julio César Chávez.
Pitbull Cruz focused
Despite these words from the Mexican champion, his compatriot feels completely focused on being able to keep the championship belt and this was stated in recent statements to the media, where he highlighted that he does not have that mentality of superiority that many believe. .
“I still have the mentality that I am still nobody, because I have not achieved what many have achieved. “He is a strong fighter (Rayo Valenzuela), but he is also talkative like Rolly Romero,” highlighted the WBA champion.
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