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In the second, Cruz drops Gamboa with a combination of punches. Gamboa down from a head-body combination in the third. Gamboa was dropped for a third time in the fourth, from a big left hand. Cruz droped Gamboa for a fourth time with a heavy right in the fifth, with the referee waving off the fight.
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | TOTAL |
| Cruz | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ||||||||
| Gamboa | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
TKO in Fifth