Why Andy Cruz is the King’s King’s Crown of Light Division – aims to dominate Mishiro to challenge the IBF Raymond Muratalla champion

The Olympic Gold Olympic medalist Andy Cruz says he is “ready for war” in his 12 -round IBF light titles deletion against Hironori Mishiro this Saturday, June 14, at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. This struggle could steal the show on Richardson Hitchins vs. George Kamboses Jr. in Dazn.

Cruz vs. Mishiro Eliminator

Andy Cruz wants to perform a masterclass performance to make a dominant statement the Mishiro of 5’9 1/2 “to let the light champion of the IBF, Raymond Muratalla, know that he is next. If this contest happens later, Cruz would fight for a world title in his seventh struggle as a professional. This is rare today, as promoters usually develop their fighters before situating them in situations in the world title.

Andy Cruz: King without a crown

Andy has not been discussed much because of his five -fights career, but many boxing fans believe he is the next king of the 135 -pound division. Cruz has the skills to defeat the Light Champions Matalla, Shakur Stevenson and Gervonta Davis. You just need the opportunity to fight them. I see Andy Cruz as the Kingless King of Light Division.

It has more talent than any of the current champions, especially the weakest bond, Shakur. The contestant Abdullah Mason is also not in the same league as Cruz. Hopefully, the best ranks are wise enough to keep Mason Far from Cruz as they had been with Keyshawn Davis. It must be protected from the Cuban wolf.

Cruz had tried to attract the ex -light champion of Wbo Keyshawn Davis to fight him, but did not want him not to mix with him after losing four times with the Cuban talent of the fans. The self-appointed “businessman” Davis chose to leave the £ 135 division instead of staying and losing a fifth time in Cruz.

Mishiro’s Challenge: not ready

It is difficult to achieve a good caliber at Mishiro’s talent level because his opposition is sterid with recognizable names. It is a classic definition of a fighter who has worked in obscurity all his eight -year career in Japan.

It is excellent that Mishiro finally has the opportunity to fight the deletion of the IBF title against Cruz, but he is not in ideal circumstances. Mishiro is thrown to wolves here, being with Cruz, because he has no one in his resume to prepare for this kind of struggle.

Ready for war 👊🏿 pic.twitter.com/6xgxxtvoln

– Andy Cruz Gómez (@andycruzgomezjr) June 10, 2025