Cruz vs Straffon

Who won Cruz vs Straffon?

Andy Cruz beat Jovanni Straffon by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 9th December 2023 at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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 Regis Prograis losing to Devin Haney for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Liam Paro beat Montana Love, Ebanie Bridges was overcome by Miyo Yoshida, Beatriz Iasmim Soares Ferreira was victorious over Destiny Jones, Amari Jones beat Quilisto Madera and Shamar Canal defeated Jose Antonio Meza.

Cruz vs Straffon stats

Back in December 2023, Andy Cruz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 1 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Jovanni Straffon made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw.

Andy Cruz was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Andy Cruz fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jovanni Straffon was a southpaw.

Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 months later than Straffon, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 170 less professional rounds, 23 to Straffon's 193.

Activity check

Straffon's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Cruz vs Straffon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Chase Center, San Francisco, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cruz vs Straffon?

Cruz vs Straffon was broadcast on DAZN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Cruz vs Straffon?

Andy Cruz was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Jovanni Straffon made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.