Who won Cruz vs Gamboa?
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Yuriorkis Gamboa by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 16th, 2022, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.
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 Errol Spence Jr beating Yordenis Ugas for the WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Radzhab Butaev was overcome by Eimantas Stanionis for the WBA World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight belts, Cody Crowley was victorious over Josesito Lopez, Jose Valenzuela beat Francisco Vargas, and Brandun Lee defeated Zachary Ochoa.
Cruz vs Gamboa stats
Back in April 2022, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Yuriorkis Gamboa made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Cruz had a slight advantage in power over Gamboa, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Gamboa's 60%.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was the younger man by 16 years, at 24 years old.
Gamboa had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Yuriorkis Gamboa fought out of an orthodox stance.
Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 10 months later than Gamboa, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 76 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Gamboa's 224.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at lightweight.
Cruz vs Gamboa form
Cruz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, 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, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Francisco Vargas on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Matias Romero on March 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Before that, he had won against Diego Magdaleno on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.
He had beaten Thomas Mattice on February 14, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.
Gamboa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Devin Haney on November 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on December 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Roman Martinez on July 27, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore.
Before that, he had won against Jason Sosa on November 25, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had lost to Robinson Castellanos on May 5, 2017, by majority decision in the 7th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had been fighting more than Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Going into this contest, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Yuriorkis Gamboa's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 9 days ago.
Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
Gamboa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
What time did Cruz vs Gamboa start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Cruz vs Gamboa?
Cruz vs Gamboa was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv PPV UK.
What were the odds on Cruz vs Gamboa?
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