Cruz vs Rodriguez

Who won Cruz vs Rodriguez?

Andy Cruz beat Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Andy Cruz.

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 Edgar Berlanga beating Padraig McCrory. Also, on the undercard Shakhram Giyasov beat Pablo Cesar Cano, Antonio Vargas defeated Jonathan Rodriguez and Yankiel Rivera Figueroa was victorious over Andy Dominguez Velasquez.

Cruz vs Rodriguez stats

Back in February 2024, Andy Cruz stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Cruz had advantage in power over Zamarripa, with a 50% knock out percentage over Zamarripa's 36%.

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

Andy Cruz fought out of the orthodox stance, while Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez was a southpaw.

Cruz was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Zamarripa, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 64 less professional rounds, 23 to Zamarripa's 87.

Andy Cruz went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 12 by the WBC and 15 by the IBF at lightweight.

Activity check

Cruz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 22 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 Rodriguez start?

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

Who broadcast Cruz vs Rodriguez?

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

What were the odds on Cruz vs Rodriguez?

Andy Cruz was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Brayan Zamarripa Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.