Romero vs Cruz

Who won Romero vs Cruz?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, March 30th, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu losing to Sebastian Fundora for the WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Erislandy Lara defeated Michael Zerafa for the WBA World Middleweight belt, Julio Cesar Martinez was victorious over Angelino Cordova for the WBC World Flyweight title, Brian Mendoza lost to Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship, and Curmel Moton defeated Anthony Cuba.

Romero vs Cruz stats

Back in March 2024, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Romero had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Romero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 8 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 76 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Cruz's 160.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Romero vs Cruz form

Romero had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ismael Barroso on May 13, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Anthony Yigit on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas.

Before that, he had beaten Avery Sparrow on January 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had won against Jackson Marinez on August 15, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Cruz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Giovanni Cabrera on July 29, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Eduardo Ramirez on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Before that, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

He had won against Francisco Vargas on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had been fighting more than Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.

Going into this contest, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero had last fought 10 months and 17 days ago, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz's last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.

Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Romero vs Cruz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Romero vs Cruz?

Romero vs Cruz was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Triller TV.

What were the odds on Romero vs Cruz?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.