Isaac Cruz: record, next fight and profile →
Dogged, festive and energetic, Mexico’s Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz transformed himself from interim 140lbs champion to something much more in Saturday night’s sixth-round knockout of Puerto Rico’s Nestor Bravo
After more than five rounds of working to keep the vicious attack at bay, Nestor Bravo felt the full bite of Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz Saturday night at Pechanga Arena. Unleashing a destructive left hook to Bravo’s jaw, Mexico’s Cruz knocked out the Puerto Rican in the sixth round to impressively retain his WBC interim 140lbs belt.
Mexico’s former WBA super-lightweight champion Cruz, 28-3-2 (18 KOs), weighed 139lbs while Puerto Rico’s Bravo, 24-1 (17 KOs), came in at 139.2lbs for the Saturday night DAZN main event at Pechanga Arena.
Saturday night at Pechanga Arena, Mexico’s WBC interim 140lbs champion Cruz, 28-3-2 (18 KOs), defends his belt against Puerto Rico’s Nestor Bravo, 24-1 (17 KOs), atop a DAZN card.
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Interim WBC junior-welterweight champion Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz will return to defend his title against Nestor Bravo on DAZN from Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.
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Isaac Cruz has a main-event showcase to flex the advancements he’s made by aligning with new trainer Eddy Reynoso when Mexico’s Cruz headlines a PBC on DAZN September 19 card in San Diego
BoxingScene's Lucas Ketelle takes a deep dive into the red-hot 140lbs division.