VS
Spring 2025
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Lightweight
22-0-0
26-3-1

Final Eliminator For

WBC World Lightweight Championship

The tape

27
Age
26
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 5" / 164 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
62.6" / 159 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

UD 12UD 12TKO 6UD 12UD 12
Form
SD 12TKO 8SD 12KO 2TKO 5
22
Wins
26
10
By KO
18
45
KO%
69
0
Losses
3
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
1
2017
Debut
2015
157
Pro rounds
160

Current rankings @ Lightweight

4
The Ring
-
-
WBA
-
-
WBC
4
-
WBO
-
-
IBF
-

Shakur Stevenson vs Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz preview


When is Stevenson vs Cruz?

Shakur Stevenson could take on Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz in Spring 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 vs Cruz stats

Shakur Stevenson would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 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 69% knockout percentage compared to Stevenson's 45%.

Shakur Stevenson is the older man by 1 year, at 27 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 the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 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 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Cruz's 160.

Shakur Stevenson goes into the fight ranked number 4 by The Ring at lightweight.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz is currently ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Stevenson vs Cruz form

Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Artem Harutyunyan on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Edwin De Los Santos on November 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had won against Robson Conceicao on September 23, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had beaten Oscar Valdez on April 30, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Cruz has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Jose Valenzuela on August 3, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Eduardo Ramirez on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

He had beaten Yuriorkis Gamboa on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shakur Stevenson has been fighting more than Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.

Shakur Stevenson last fought 8 months and 24 days ago, while Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz's last outing was 7 months and 27 days ago.

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, which means he has been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Stevenson vs Cruz?

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