Cruz vs Bravo

Who won Cruz vs Bravo?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Nestor Bravo by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, September 19th, 2026, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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 WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Cruz was making his 3rd defense of the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Omar Salcido Gamez in July 2025. He had held this belt for 1 year, 2 months and 11 days.

Cruz vs Bravo stats

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nestor Bravo made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bravo had a slight advantage in power over Cruz, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Cruz's 64%.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Bravo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Nestor Bravo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 21 days later than Bravo, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 89 more professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Bravo's 109.

Cruz vs Bravo form

Cruz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Lamont Roach on December 6, 2025 in their 12 round contest in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Omar Salcido Gamez on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Angel Fierro on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jose Valenzuela on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Bravo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Cruz vs Bravo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cruz vs Bravo?

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 (BST).

What were the odds on Cruz vs Bravo?

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