Muratalla vs Cruz

Who won Muratalla vs Cruz?

Raymond Muratalla beat Andy Cruz by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 114-114, 116-112 in favor of winner Raymond Muratalla.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Muratalla was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Lightweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2025. He has held this belt for a total of 239 days (7 months and 24 days). This fight was a mandatory contest for 's IBF Belt.

Also on the undercard Khalil Coe was victorious over Jesse Hart, Israil Madrimov beat Luis David Salazar, and Omari Jones defeated Jerome Baxter.

Muratalla vs Cruz stats

Raymond Muratalla stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Andy Cruz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 6 wins and 0 draws.

Raymond Muratalla was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Muratalla had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymond Muratalla and Andy Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Muratalla was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 2 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 68 more professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Cruz's 57.

Andy Cruz was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Muratalla vs Cruz form

Muratalla remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Zaur Abdullaev on May 10, 2025, by unanimous decision in their IBF Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on November 2, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tevin Farmer on July 13, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Xolisani Ndongeni on March 29, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had defeated Diego Torres on November 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Tahoe Blue Event Center, Lake Tahoe.

Cruz had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Hironori Mishiro on June 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Lightweight eliminator fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Omar Salcido Gamez on January 25, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Antonio Moran on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had beaten Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez on February 24, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had won against Jovanni Straffon on December 9, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Chase Center, San Francisco.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andy Cruz had been fighting more than Raymond Muratalla.

Going into this contest, Raymond Muratalla had last fought 8 months and 14 days ago, while Andy Cruz's last outing had been 7 months and 10 days ago.

Muratalla's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Muratalla vs Cruz start?

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

Who broadcast Muratalla vs Cruz?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Muratalla vs Cruz?

Raymond Muratalla was a 41/20 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Andy Cruz made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-230) with oddsmakers.