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Easter Jr. vs. Cruz brings in huge ratings on Bounce TV

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By Jim Dower: Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV brought in over 1.5 million viewers to see IBF World lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (19-0, 14 KOs) successfully defend his IBF title in beating Luis Cruz (22-5-1, 16 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.

The ratings for the fight were through the roof, and quite unexpected to some, as Easter Jr. is not a huge star as of yet with the casual boxing fans in the U.S. Easter Jr. fought like a star with him knocking down Cruz three times in fight in winning an easy 12 round decision.
PBC is smart to have their top fighters like the 26-year-old Easter Jr. have his fights televised on free television like Bounce TV.

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Robert Easter Jr.: Mikey Garcia is on my hit list

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By Dan Ambrose: IBF World lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (19-0, 14 KOs) put on a punching display last Friday night in beating contender Luis Cruz (22-5-1, 16 KOs) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Easter Jr. gave the 31-year-old Cruz a methodical beating in knocking him down twice and winning by the scores 119-106 118-107 ad 117-108.

After the fight, Easter Jr. said that he has WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia (36-0, 30 KOs) and WBO champion Terry Flanagan on his hit list. Easter Jr. says he wants all the superstars in the lightweight division. There are really no superstars in the division other than Mikey. Flanagan and WBA champion Jorge Linares are both flawed champions that have a lot of holes in their games. You can’t call Flanagan and Linares superstars.

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Robert Easter Jr. defeats Luis Cruz – Results

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By Jim Dower: IBF World lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (19-0, 14 KOs) kept his unbeaten record intact on Friday night in defeating #15 Luis Cruz (22-5-1, 16 KOs) by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV at the Huntington Center, in Toledo, Ohio, USA. The judges scored the fight 117-108, 119-106, and 118-107.

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Purses: Easter $150K, Cruz $40K, Warren $150K, Zhakiyanov $30k

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By Jim Dower: IBF World lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (18-0, 14 KOs) will be receiving a purse of $150,000 for his title defense tonight against Luis Cruz (22-4-1, 16 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV from the Huntington Center, in Toledo, Ohio.

Cruz will be getting $40,000 for his title challenge against Easter. It’s considerably less, but it’s not all that unexpected given that Cruz was picked as a voluntary challenger from the bottom of the International Boxing Federation’s rankings.

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Robert Easter Jr. vs. Luis Cruz – Official weights

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By Eric Baldwin: IBF World lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (18-0, 14 KOs) successfully weighed in at 134 pounds on Thursday for his title defense against #15 IBF Luis Cruz (22-4-1, 16 KOs) on Friday on Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV from the Huntington Center, in Toledo, Ohio. Cruz weighed in at 134 ½ pounds.

This is going to be a good fight. Easter Jr. is one of the biggest punchers in the 135 pound division right now, and he’s facing a pure slugger in 31-year-old Cruz, who doesn’t know how to take a backwards step. Someone is going to get knocked out in this fight.

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Robert Easter Jr. ready to knockout Luis Cruz

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By Eric Baldwin: IBF World lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. is ready to impress the fans on Friday night by knocking out his tough challenger Luis Cruz from the Huntington Center in Easter’s hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Easter and Cruz will both be looking to KO each other on Friday night. It should be exciting for the fans.

Easter is a heavy favorite to win the fight, but anything possible in a fight involving Cruz. Easter Jr. is one of the hardest punchers in the lightweight division today. Other than his grueling fight against Richard Commey, Easter still hasn’t faced a great deal of top fighters in the 135lb division. However, Easter is highly skilled with a great deal of boxing ability and size for the division.

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Robert Easter Jr. vs. Luis Cruz this Friday

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By Eric Baldwin: IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. (18-0, 14 KOs) will be making his first defense of his IB title this Friday night on February 10 against fringe contender #15 IBF Luis Cruz (22-4-1, 16 KOs) on Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce TV at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.

The fight card starts at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT.

Easter captured the vacant IBF World lightweight title on September 9 last year in beating Richard Commey by a 12 round split decision. Easter was knocked down by the big hitting Commey in round.

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Redkach – Cruz fight to disappointing draw

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By Jim Dower: #3 WBC lightweight Ivan Redkach (19-1-1, 15 KOs) was held to a disappointing 10 round draw against Luis Cruz (22-4-1, 16 KOs) on Tuesday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox Deportes from the Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.

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