Zayas vs Cruz

Who won Zayas vs Cruz?

Xander Zayas beat Ronald Cruz by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, June 10th, 2023, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71 in favor of winner Xander Zayas.

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 Josh Taylor losing to Teofimo Lopez for the WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Robson Conceicao beat Nicolas Polanco, and Bruce Carrington defeated Luis Porozo.

Zayas vs Cruz stats

Back in June 2023, Xander Zayas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ronald Cruz made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Xander Zayas was the younger man by 11 years, at 20 years old.

Zayas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cruz. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Xander Zayas and Ronald Cruz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zayas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 2 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Cruz's 129.

Xander Zayas went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 5 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Zayas vs Cruz form

Zayas remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Alexis Salazar on December 10, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Elias Espadas on August 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Quincy LaVallais on March 19, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Alessio Mastronunzio on December 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Dan Karpency on October 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Activity check

Zayas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zayas vs Cruz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zayas vs Cruz?

Zayas vs Cruz was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Zayas vs Cruz?

Xander Zayas was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Ronald Cruz made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.