Cruz vs Roach II

When is Cruz vs Roach II?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz could fight Lamont Roach in Summer 2026 the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Cruz would be making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Omar Salcido Gamez in July 2025. He has held this belt for 4 months and 24 days.

Cruz vs Roach II stats

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

Lamont Roach would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Cruz would have a large advantage in power over Roach, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 40%.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz is the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Roach has a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Lamont Roach fight out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz's experience as a professional fighter is currently relatively equal to Roach's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months later than Roach, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to Roach's 196.

Cruz vs Roach II form

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

In his last fight, he drew Lamont Roach on December 6, 2025, by majority draw 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.

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

In his last fight, he drew Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on December 6, 2025, by majority draw 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 drawn with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on March 1, 2025, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Feargal McCrory on June 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington.

Before that, he had defeated Hector Luis Garcia on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Angel Rodriguez on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz has been fighting more than Lamont Roach.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Lamont Roach's last outing was 6 months and 14 days ago.

Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Roach's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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