Ghana’s Duke Micah has proven that he is one of the best super bantamweight boxers in the world currently.
The former Olympian proved too strong for Mexico’ Roy Suarez Cruz on Saturday, September 1, 2019 after stopping the latter in two rounds.
In a report by BoxingAfrica.com, fighting for the first time since June 2018, Micah (23-0, 19 KOs) showed no ring rust and plenty of improvement.
Cruz was the aggressor in the first, attacking a Micah who looked tentative early coming off a 14-month layoff. An overhand right caught Micah on the head–and appeared to wake him up.
From then on, the Ghanaian had his way, dazzling ringsiders with a series of power shots. Mexico’s Cruz (13-2, 7 KOs) was saved by the bell in the first but he didn’t last much longer.
Micah continued the onslaught in the second, bloodying Cruz with hard hooks and crosses and inducing the stoppage in that frame.
It was perhaps the best performance of the night on a stacked Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) card. In the main event, Erislandy lara reclaimed the WBA regular world super welterweight title with a second-round TKO over Ramon Alvarez, older brother of the better known Canelo Alvarez.
Credit: BoxingAfrica.com