Cruz vs Valenzuela

Who won Cruz vs Valenzuela?

Jose Valenzuela beat Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Jose Valenzuela.

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 Terence Crawford beating Israil Madrimov for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Andy Ruiz Jr defeated Jarrell Miller, Jared Anderson was defeated by Martin Bakole Ilunga, David Morrell beat Radivoje Kalajdzic for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, Andy Cruz defeated Antonio Moran, Steven Nelson was victorious over Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez, and Ziyad Almaayouf beat Michal Bulik.

Cruz vs Valenzuela stats

Back in August 2024, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Jose Valenzuela made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Valenzuela had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Jose Valenzuela fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Valenzuela, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Valenzuela's 73.

Jose Valenzuela was ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Cruz vs Valenzuela form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Giovanni Cabrera on July 29, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

Before that, he had won against Yuriorkis Gamboa on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

He had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

Jose Valenzuela had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Chris Colbert on December 16, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had beaten Francisco Vargas on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

He had defeated Austin Dulay on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Jose Valenzuela's last outing had been 7 months and 18 days ago.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Valenzuela's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cruz vs Valenzuela start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM EST / 7:45 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 3:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cruz vs Valenzuela?

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

What were the odds on Cruz vs Valenzuela?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Valenzuela made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+330) with oddsmakers.