Cruz vs Roach

Who won Cruz vs Roach?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz drew with Lamont Roach by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 6th, 2025, at Frost Bank Center, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 113-113, 115-111, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Cruz was making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Omar Salcido Gamez in July 2025. He had held this belt for 5 months and 5 days.

Also on the undercard Stephen Fulton was defeated by O’Shaquie Foster for the WBC Interim World Lightweight championship, Jesus Ramos beat Shane Mosley Jr for the WBC Interim World Middleweight belt, Erislandy Lara defeated Johan Gonzalez, and Isaac Lucero was victorious over Roberto Valenzuela Jr.

Cruz vs Roach stats

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Lamont Roach made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Roach had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Lamont Roach fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Roach's, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months later than Roach, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to Roach's 196.

Cruz vs Roach form

Cruz had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Omar Salcido Gamez on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Angel Fierro on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jose Valenzuela on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had beaten Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Giovanni Cabrera on July 29, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Roach had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on March 1, 2025, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA Super World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Feargal McCrory on June 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Hector Luis Garcia on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Angel Rodriguez on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

He had defeated Rene Alvarado on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had been fighting more than Lamont Roach.

Going into this contest, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz had last fought 4 months and 17 days ago, while Lamont Roach's last outing had been 9 months and 5 days ago.

Cruz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cruz vs Roach start?

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

Who broadcast Cruz vs Roach?

The Amazon Prime PPV show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The Amazon Prime Video broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Cruz vs Roach?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was a 9/5 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Lamont Roach made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.