Cruz vs Montoya

Who won Cruz vs Montoya?

Andy Cruz beat Abraham Montoya by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 18th, 2026, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

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 Diego Pacheco beating Immanuwel Aleem. Also on the undercard Albert Gonzalez defeated Aaron Alameda, and Leo Atang was victorious over Glen Williams.

Cruz vs Montoya stats

Andy Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abraham Montoya made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montoya had a slight advantage in power over Cruz, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to Cruz's 50%.

Andy Cruz was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Montoya had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cruz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Andy Cruz and Abraham Montoya fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Montoya, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 133 fewer professional rounds, totaling 60 compared to Montoya's 193.

Andy Cruz went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF at lightweight.

Cruz vs Montoya form

Cruz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Raymond Muratalla on January 24, 2026, by majority decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against Antonio Moran on August 3, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

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

Abraham Montoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Antonio Perez on April 3, 2026, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Archer Music Hall, Allentown, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tsendbaatar Erdenebat on November 21, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on November 9, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee.

Before that, he had lost to Marc Castro on April 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Andres Cortes on August 13, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Andy Cruz had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Abraham Montoya's last outing had been 3 months and 15 days ago.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Montoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cruz vs Montoya start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cruz vs Montoya?

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

What were the odds on Cruz vs Montoya?

Andy Cruz was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Abraham Montoya made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.