Romero vs Cruz

Who won Romero vs Cruz?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 30th March 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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 WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu losing to Sebastian Fundora for the WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also, on the undercard Erislandy Lara defeated Michael Zerafa for the WBA World Middleweight belt, Julio Cesar Martinez was victorious over Angelino Cordova for the WBC World Flyweight title, Brian Mendoza lost to Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship and Curmel Moton defeated Anthony Cuba.

Romero vs Cruz stats

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Romero had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero & Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Romero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 8 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 74 less professional rounds, 74 to Cruz's 148.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Romero vs Cruz form

Romero had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ismael Barroso on 13th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 28th May 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Anthony Yigit on 17th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas.

Before that, he had beat Avery Sparrow on 23rd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had won against Jackson Marinez on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Giovanni Cabrera on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Eduardo Ramirez on 4th September 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yuriorkis Gamboa on 16th April 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Before that, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Staples Center, California.

He had won against Francisco Vargas on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had been fighting more than Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.

Going to this contest, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero had last fought 10 months and 17 days ago, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz's last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.

Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Romero vs Cruz start?

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

Who broadcast Romero vs Cruz?

Romero vs Cruz was broadcast on Amazon Prime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Triller TV.

What were the odds on Romero vs Cruz?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.