In the second round, Cruz landed a devastating left hook and Ramirez fell heavily to the floor face down. The referee allowed Ramirez to continue the fight, but after some time, Cruz had already delivered three blows to the opponent's head, Ramirez was again on the floor and the referee had already stopped the fight completely. Stop time 2:27.
Despite Cruz becoming the mandatory challenger for WBC champion Devin Haney, the PBC will instead look to set up a rematch with WBA 'regular' champion Gervonta 'Tank' Davis instead.