Cristóbal Cruz

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cruz and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.
Cristóbal Cruz
Statistics
Real nameCristóbal Cruz Rivera
Nickname(s)Lacandón
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
NationalityMexican
Born (1977-05-19) 19 May 1977 (age 44)
Chiapas, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights68
Wins41
Wins by KO25
Losses22
Draws4

Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón (born 19 May 1977) is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBO and IBF featherweight Champion.

Career[]

On January 17, 1992, Cruz began his professional career, beating fellow Mexican debutant Manuel Morales with a second round knockout in Monterrey.[1]

After racking up 24 fights with 21 wins and 11 knockouts in just over tens years, Cruz faced Francisco Dianzo for the WBC Continental Americas featherweight title. Cruz overcame Dianzo in the eleventh round about would beat him again in 2005 with a 6th-round knockout.[1]

Road to the IBF title[]

Between October 2005 and May 2007 Cruz's career looked to be coming to an end when he had seven fights with four losses and a no contest including two losses to Francisco Lorenzo.

In August 2007, Cruz started back on the comeback trail when he defeated Alberto Garza with a tenth-round knockout to capture the WBC FECOMBOX featherweight title. This victory lead to a shot at the IBO featherweight title against South African champion Thomas Mashaba who had only one loss in a ten-year 25 fight career. The clash took place in March 2008 at the Foxwoods Casino, Connecticut. The pair fought twelve tough rounds with Cruz having blood running from his nose from the eighth round onwards. In a major upset Cruz finished strongly breaking CompuBox record for punches thrown in a 12-round fight to take the victory by majority decision with one judge calling the fight even and two giving it to Cruz by one solitary round.[1][2]

In October 2008, Cruz would vacate his newfound IBO title and aim for a bigger prize - the IBF featherweight title - which had been recently vacated by Robert Guerrero who moved up to super featherweight. He faced fellow Mexican Orlando Salido who had won an eliminator less than a year previous and had fought for the title previously, losing to Juan Manuel Márquez in 2004, his only loss since 2001 and a no contest again Guerrero in 2006. Once again Cruz overcame the odds to defeat the bookies favourite to take one of the most prestigious titles in boxing by beating a battered and swollen Salido on points.[2]

He followed this up with a defeat of once-beaten Jorge Solís, avenging a loss earlier in his career.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Boxrec. "Cristóbal Cruz". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  2. ^ a b Graham Houston. "ORLANDO SALIDO vs CRISTOBAL CRUZ". Fight Writer. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2009.

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Title last held by
Robert Guerrero 		IBF Featherweight Champion
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