Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz

Who won Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz?

Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Ronald Cruz by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-89, 98-90, 96-92 in favor of winner Vito Mielnicki Jr.

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 Canelo Alvarez beating Jaime Munguia for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Eimantas Stanionis beat Gabriel Maestre for the WBA World Welterweight belt, Brandon Figueroa defeated Jessie Magdaleno for the WBC Interim World Featherweight title, Mario Barrios was victorious over Fabian Andres Maidana for the WBC Interim World Welterweight championship, Jesus Ramos beat Johan Gonzalez, and William Scull defeated Sean Hemphill.

Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz stats

Back in May 2024, Vito Mielnicki Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Ronald Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Vito Mielnicki Jr was the younger man by 11 years, at 22 years old.

Mielnicki Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cruz. Despite this, Cruz had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Vito Mielnicki Jr and Ronald Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mielnicki Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 10 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 99 compared to Cruz's 129.

Vito Mielnicki Jr went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz form

Vito Mielnicki Jr had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Salim Larbi on December 29, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alexis Salazar on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Sanchez Charles on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Omar Rosales on January 7, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Capital One Arena, Washington.

He had defeated Nick DeLomba on December 25, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

Activity check

Mielnicki Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz?

Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Mielnicki Jr vs Cruz?

Vito Mielnicki Jr was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Ronald Cruz made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.