Cruz vs Moran

Who won Cruz vs Moran?

Andy Cruz beat Antonio Moran by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Israil Madrimov for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was overcome by Jose Valenzuela for the WBA World Super Lightweight belt, Andy Ruiz Jr was victorious over Jarrell Miller, Jared Anderson lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga, David Morrell defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, Steven Nelson was victorious over Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez, and Ziyad Almaayouf beat Michal Bulik.

Cruz vs Moran stats

Back in August 2024, Andy Cruz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 3 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Antonio Moran made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Andy Cruz was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Moran had a height advantage of 6 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Cruz and Antonio Moran fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 months earlier than Moran, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 166 fewer professional rounds, totaling 30 compared to Moran's 196.

Andy Cruz went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at lightweight.

Cruz vs Moran form

Antonio Moran had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Romero Duno on January 31, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jamaine Ortiz on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Arnold Barboza Jr on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had defeated Emanuel Colon on October 16, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

He had beaten Luis Solis on September 4, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Activity check

Cruz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

Moran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cruz vs Moran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cruz vs Moran?

Cruz vs Moran was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cruz vs Moran?

Andy Cruz was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Antonio Moran made his way into the ring at 17/2 (+850) with oddsmakers.