Who won Hackett vs Cruz?
Jalil Major Hackett beat Roberto Cruz by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, February 1st, 2026, at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Jalil Major Hackett.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Jose Valenzuela beating Diego Torres. Also on the undercard Serhii Bohachuk beat Radzhab Butaev, and Radivoje Kalajdzic defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk.
Hackett vs Cruz stats
Jalil Major Hackett stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.
Roberto Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Jalil Major Hackett was the younger man by 6 years, at 22 years old.
Hackett had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz.
Both Jalil Major Hackett and Roberto Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.
Hackett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 5 years and 1 month later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Cruz's 52.
Activity check
Hackett's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.
What time did Hackett vs Cruz start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Hackett vs Cruz?
Hackett vs Cruz was broadcast on Paramount+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by YouTube UK.
What were the odds on Hackett vs Cruz?
Jalil Major Hackett was a 1/8 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Roberto Cruz made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.
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