PBC on FS1 Quick Pick

Cruz getting his hand raised in victory

Miguel Cruz vs. Alex Martin: Tonight the PBC will return to Fox Sports 1 to give boxing fans some early week action.  The two headliners of tonight's card will be Miguel Cruz (15-0, 11 KO) and Alex Martin (13-1, 5 KO) who already fought in January with Cruz getting the split decision win.  Their rematch is scheduled to go 10 rounds from the always crowded welterweight division with Martin looking to get his revenge.  Cruz and Martin are very similar in height and reach and the biggest difference between them is that Cruz has good power while Martin has none.  Cruz is an orthodox fighter who likes to work his way in behind a solid jab and straight right hand.  Along with those tools Cruz also has a decent left hook that can do damage but it could be headbutts that do most of the damage in this rematch.  The reason for that is because Martin is a southpaw and both of these guys like to work on the inside.  The southpaw, Martin, doesn't have much power but he is an aggressive fighter.  Martin has a sharp jab and he puts in good work on the inside with his left hand.  It will be important for Martin to stay busy because although he has less power he does have the faster hands.  This time around Martin should be able to put his punches together better and because he will also be the busier fighter he will beat Cruz by the way of majority decision.