Baumgardner victory, Cruz's successful debut

Andrew Karlov July 16, 2023, 2:18 a.m.
Cristina Linardatu - Alicia Baumgardner

As a result, the 29-year-old athlete avenged her only defeat in the professional ring, which she suffered in 2018. After ten rounds, the judges scored the meeting 99-91 and twice 98-92 in favor of Baumgardner, who took her second victory of the year.

On the same evening, multiple world amateur champion and Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz (1-0, 0 KOs) made his professional debut by beating Juan Carlos Burgos (35-8-3, 21 KOs) on points. In the fight for the belt of the IBF international lightweight champion, the Cuban won with a score of 98-92 and twice 100-90.

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