Isaac Cruz is now being trained by Eddy Reynoso and is no longer expected to fight Gervonta Davis this fall, a shift first reported May 22, 2026 by Abraham Gonzalez.
Cruz, 28-3-2 with 18 KOs, has replaced his father, Isaac Cruz Sr., in the corner and will work under Reynoso after the change was disclosed on social media. Gonzalez wrote that Cruz — known as “Pitbull” — is now in Reynosos's camp and “will NOT be fighting Gervonta Davis next.”
The move removes the fighter who had been viewed as the leading candidate to meet Davis in a fall return at 140 pounds. Cruz fought Davis in 2021; that bout went the distance and ended with a unanimous decision in favor of Davis, a result still cited when fans and promoters weigh a rematch.
That 2021 meeting and Cruz’s recent results had kept him near the top of lists of realistic opponents. Cruz hauled out a majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr. in December, a result that left his standing more muddled even as he remained a desirable name for a high-profile showdown.
Reynoso’s arrival changes the calculus. Best known for his long partnership with Canelo Alvarez, Reynoso has been ramping up club shows in San Diego and has opened a gym in San Diego County large enough to accommodate more fighters from his stable at once. The expansion gives Cruz access to Reynoso’s technical approach and resources — but also places him within a growing operation that is already juggling multiple fighters.
For Gervonta Davis, the message is immediate: with Cruz off the board, other matchups that have been floated will move forward. Vasiliy Lomachenko has been repeatedly mentioned as a possible fall return, Shakur Stevenson has pushed for the matchup since moving up to super lightweight earlier this year, and Devin Haney and Conor Benn have also been described as potential money fights.
The change in trainers also carries a human wrinkle. Cruz has turned away from family hands — his father had been his trainer — to join a coach whose methods are associated with technical refinement at the highest level. That swap underscores how quickly a fighter’s path can shift: a trainer change, a drawn fight in December, and a lost spot as the front-runner to draw Davis all arriving within months.
The clearest consequence is practical. A Cruz prepared by Reynoso is a different proposition than the Cruz Davis faced in 2021, but the new partnership has already removed Cruz as Davis’s next likely opponent. Promoters and matchmakers will now move toward Lomachenko, Stevenson, Haney or Benn to anchor Davis’s comeback plans, while Cruz heads into a new chapter under a trainer who has the facilities and a busy roster that could both sharpen and complicate his preparation.
