Live Results: Andy Cruz vs. Raymond Muratalla

Raymond Muratalla edged Andy Cruz over twelve rounds and retained the IBF lightweight title, and the reason it counts is simple. Close nights like this decide who stays champion and who goes back to waiting.

CompuBox separated them by one landed punch. The cards followed the same line. Muratalla pressed, cut the ring, and forced exchanges. Cruz boxed on speed and counters, stepping laterally and picking spots. A brief second-round moment, when Muratalla clipped Cruz and backed him up, summed up the fight. One man claimed ground. The other gave it away.

The IBF situation limits options. Muratalla now faces a mandatory path that favors pressure fighters. Cruz stays a top-contender, but close losses do not unlock shortcuts.

Coe over Hart and the problem with optics

Khalil Coe took a majority decision over Jesse Hart, and much of the building rejected it. The scores were 94-94, 95-93, and 96-92. No knockdowns. No momentum swings. Just a slow ten rounds where Hart appeared busier and more purposeful.

Hart closed rounds with volume . Coe circled, waited, and rarely pressed, even after missing weight and entering as the bigger man. That approach rarely sells rounds to fans, and often should not sell them to judges either.

Coe gets the win on the record. Hart leaves with the stronger case. For Coe, cautious nights like this stall progress. For Hart, the loss changes little about how he looks at this level.

Madrimov, Jones, and Moses win rounds, not arguments

Israil Madrimov took a clear ten-round decision over Luis David Salazar, 99-91 on all three cards. He controlled range with the jab, placed the right hand, and paced himself after time away. Late pressure in the tenth hinted at a stoppage, but the fight stayed measured. This was about rhythm and recovery.

Omari Jones moved to 5-0 with a wide decision over Jerome Baxter. An early knockdown set the tone. After that, Jones boxed safely, worked behind the jab, and reduced risk. The final rounds slowed as Baxter pressed and Jones chose movement and clinching. Smart, but revealing.

Zaquin Moses outpointed Leandro Damian Medina over six rounds, winning every card 60-53. Southpaw control, steady footwork, limited exchanges. A fourth-round knockdown call appeared incorrect but had no impact. Moses managed the fight without urgency.

The risk ahead is clear. Muratalla survives on margins. That holds until pressure meets someone who can hurt him consistently. Cruz needs to win rounds more obviously, not just cleanly. Coe cannot keep giving judges reasons to doubt him. Madrimov and Jones must show bite soon. Control without threat only carries you so far before the division catches up.