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Costello Cruz

179 KOs

50 KOs

5Draws

Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L

Career

division

Light Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

27

rounds

169

KO %

52.9%

KO wins

9

KO losses

0

career

1941–1947

debut

1941-09-26

last fight

1947-04-25

Profile

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 11″ / 180cm

nationality

USA

origin

Santa Barbara California USA

city / state / zip

Santa Barbara, California

dob

1922-12-03

age

103

Latest news

CHASING JACK CHASE, Part 4: Californ-I-Am

2010-08-26 · TheSweetScience.com

Six thousand fans were on their feet at the Legion Stadium in Hollywood on April 24th 1942 watching Jack Chase trying to tame Costello Cruz. Cruz was fighting like a “wild man” and it’s easy to see why. He had not been defeated as an amateur or profession…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

17 1 1

L-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 170 / 176 lbs

Referee: Packy McFarland

26 22 13

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

3 of 10 · 173 / 185 lbs

Referee: Packy McFarland

32 5 2

L-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 167 / 167 lbs

13 3 1

W-KO

Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA

5 of 10 · 2:57

Referee: Charlie Murray

3 3 0

W-KO

Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, USA

1 of 10

32 4 2

W-DQ

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

4 of 10 · 165 / 159 lbs · 1:02

Referee: Ralph Gruman

31 4 1

D-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 158 / 154 lbs

Referee: Tom Louttit

13 2 3

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

5 of 10 · 159 / 160 lbs

Referee: Tom Louttit

4 4 4

W-TKO

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

2 of 10 · 158 / 156 lbs · 2:50

Referee: Tom Louttit

30 4 1

L-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

10 of 10 · 158 / 155 lbs

4 3 4

W-PTS

Auditorium, Portland, Oregon, USA

10 of 10 · 158 / 158 lbs

Jimmy McDaniels

6 0 2

W-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

10 of 10

29 4 1

L-UD

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

10 of 10 · 160 / 156 lbs

Judges: Benny Whitman | Frankie Dolan

Referee: Abe Roth

16 4 4

W-PTS

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

10 of 10 · 156 / 159 lbs

28 4 1

L-MD

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

10 of 10 · 158 / 152 lbs

Judges: Billy Kershner | Armand Emanuel

Referee: Abe Roth

1 0 1

W-TKO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

8 of 10

Referee: Toby Irwin

28 4 0

D-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

6 of 6

Oakland Billy Smith

7 2 1

W-KO

Auditorium, Oakland, California, USA

2 of 6

14 4 2

D-TDRAW

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

4 of 6 · 160 / 157 lbs

2 0 1

W-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

6 of 6 · 159 / 153 lbs

Referee: Herb Greene

2 0 0

D-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

6 of 6 · 157 / 153 lbs

Referee: Frankie Dolan

1 5 0

W-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

8 of 8 · 161 lbs

Referee: Mushy Callahan (6-2)

Bernie Cardenas

6 1 4

W-PTS

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

6 of 6 · 158 / 157 lbs

Referee: Frankie Dolan

2 2 0

W-KO

Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA

4 of 6 · 160 / 160 lbs · 2:58

1 1 0

W-TKO

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, USA

1 of 4 · 161 / 158 lbs

1 5 1

W-PTS

Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, California, USA

4 of 4 · 160 / 162 lbs

3 0 1

D-PTS

Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, United States

4 of 4 · 164 / 170 lbs