When is Stevenson vs Cruz?
Shakur Stevenson could take on Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
The contest would be a final eliminator for the WBC lightweight championship of the world.
Stevenson would be making his 4th defense of the WBC World Lightweight Championship. He won this belt against Edwin De Los Santos in November 2023. He has held this belt for 1 year, 8 months and 2 days.
Stevenson vs Cruz stats
Shakur Stevenson would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Cruz would have a large advantage in power over Stevenson, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 46%.
Shakur Stevenson is the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.
Stevenson has a height advantage of 2 inches over Cruz. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Shakur Stevenson fights out of the southpaw stance, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz is an orthodox fighter.
Stevenson is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 1 month later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 178 compared to Cruz's 170.
Shakur Stevenson goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at lightweight.
Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz is currently ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 135lb division.
Stevenson vs Cruz form
Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he defeated William Zepeda on July 12, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Josh Padley on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Artem Harutyunyan on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Before that, he had won against Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Shuichiro Yoshino on April 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Lightweight eliminator fight at Prudential Center, Newark.
Cruz has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight, he defeated Angel Fierro on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, 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.
Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.
Before that, he had won against Giovanni Cabrera on July 29, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Eduardo Ramirez on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Shakur Stevenson has been fighting more than Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.
Shakur Stevenson last fought 2 months and 14 days ago, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz's last outing was 7 months and 25 days ago.
Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 18 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.
Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
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