Easter Jr vs Cruz

Who won Easter Jr vs Cruz?

Robert Easter Jr beat Luis Cruz by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, February 10th, 2017, at Huntington Center, Toledo.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 115-111, 116-110 in favor of winner Robert Easter Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Easter Jr vs Cruz stats

Back in February 2017, Robert Easter Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Easter Jr had a slight advantage in power over Cruz, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Cruz's 73%.

Robert Easter Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Easter Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Robert Easter Jr and Luis Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Easter Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 8 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Cruz's 158.

Luis Cruz was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Easter Jr vs Cruz form

Easter Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Richard Commey on September 9, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Argenis Mendez on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DC Armory, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Ramon Solis on October 3, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Before that, he had defeated Osumanu Akaba on August 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington.

He had won against Miguel Angel Mendoza on June 20, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Easter Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Easter Jr vs Cruz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Easter Jr vs Cruz?

Robert Easter Jr was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Luis Cruz made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.