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EPISODE: Episode 54
Mike and Cedric discuss undefeated professional boxer Christina Cruz.
Former Team USA Boxer
2020 Puerto Rico Olympic Boxing Qualifying Team
NYC Born and Bred
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What up talking fight fans, thanks for tuning in to today’s episode of knuckle up featuring yours, truly mike orr and my man, cedric ben, in the den doing what we do best and that’s bringing you these young, hungry, undefeated and undiscovered prospects from around the world? And we’re the only channel out here doing it, and today we have because it is female friday.
We have a great female for you today, christina cruz, yes, christina cruz, who is currently 2-0 right now in the fly division she’s ranked fourth out of nine in the united states, 31 out of 178 in the world, and this girl goes by hell’s kitchen 39.
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Coming off a great victory over uh villaniga, who she is fighting again this weekend so guys tomorrow uh the 11th.
This girl is back in action cedric.
What do you have to say can’t hear your brother [ Laughter ]? I got a chance to see her uh.
Her last match a couple of months ago, yeah um, i like her style.
She takes she likes to take her time, likes to keep that lead hand down um, but very accurate, with the punches.
Obviously, at the pro level, you can take your time um and what i did was go back through her amateur stuff.
You know i like to look at their amateur highlights too, and she fought a canadian girl named vicky peltier, i’m very familiar with a very good boxer and that couple of times national champion as i’m watching the highlights right now so uh, christina cruz.
She had that same styles, amateur.
Of course, her hands are a little bit higher, because at the amateur level you have to be a lot more busier um, but still she’s she’s doing the same things as an image that she was doing now.
She’S very accurate, with her punches uh knows how to use her distance and uh she’s 2-0 right now, so yeah we’ll see how she progresses.
Oh definitely, man, christina cruz, latin american boxer, born and raised in hell’s kitchen new york, um, you know cruz is currently one of the top well top fighters in the world man.
She picked up boxing at a local club in new york city back in 2006 and since then has racked up a total of seven uh, usa national championships and two world medals in the bantamweight division to add to her outstanding accolades.
She also holds the record for most consecutive new york golden glove titles, breaking mark greelyn’s record of five in 2012 uh then later capturing her 10th unprecedented new uh nygg championship uh breaking her previous record of nine in 2016 uh with a classic boxing style, emulated.
The infamous willy pep and sugar, ray robinson and over 150 fights of experience cruz, has been known to dance around her opponents, while scoring stinging punches from the outside with speed and power and an exciting style that has always left uh years.
In awe of you know the hell’s kitchen kid so guys, yeah back in action this weekend, she’s um pressure cooker.
You know she starts off her tempo is not fast.
You know medium, but if you’re on the stove at medium you’re still just gon na burn.
After a while, so she picks up the pace as she goes along um yeah man, very good boxer.
You can see she boxed at a high levels of amateur and those those skills are uh transitioning into her to help rather pro level for sure, and even with her head movement, you know she’s, she she’s boxing on the outside, her opponent got her shorter opponent got In the inside and she was still able to slip and duck under and get out of the way and land, some good hooks and get back to the center of the ring like a good boxer, so yeah man, this christina cruz, she’s uh.
You know we got ta pay attention to her, definitely and guys she’s in action this weekend, so be on the lookout for this wonderful, great uh girl to uh, to surprise you man and really leave yours in all with that pepper and of that uh.
Those power shots that she’s got man, definitely highly decorated.
Amateur she’s really got that recipe to turn that over into uh, you know wins in this paid ranks and honestly guys, i’m glad that she’s in action this weekend tomorrow be on the lookout for it.
What a great fight man uh? Definitely one one to watch, so you have anything to say before we get out of here and let me tell you she is on that guys, she’s it’s on the berlanga and and julo card that she uses actually tonight.
So yes be on the lookout tonight or tomorrow, that’s tomorrow, tomorrow, she’s on um, yeah and uh yeah man join us tonight for the panel 7 p.
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Where we talk, we’ve got some great guests coming in and we’ll be talking about all the fights that are going on this weekend.
Man big fight weekend, a fight tonight.
I think we’ve got four more tomorrow, so yeah, it’s another great weekend of fighting coming out, be on the lookout for us to be talking about.
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On this channel, you know where to come.
You know where to it’ll, be uh it’ll, be great man.
We got some guests cedric, you joining us tonight at seven.
Yes, yes i’ll, do my best i’ll! Do my oh here we go! So it’s a full house tonight, guys you got ta come join us man, it’s gon na be great uh.
So you heard it here.
Man, happy female friday, be on the lookout for christina cruz, coming to a tv near you this weekend, so make sure you get in front of it on the burlanga and julo card she’s on it be on the lookout for it watch it.
You heard it here, michael or app4.
Emma man, cedric ben, in the den we’ll, see you tonight at seven same time.
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