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Leonardo Cruz

4018 KOs

85 KOs

2Draws

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

Career

division

Super Bantamweight

status

inactive

bouts

50

rounds

410

KO %

45%

KO wins

18

KO losses

5

career

1971–1989

debut

1971-03-03

last fight

1989-05-19

Profile

alias

Leo

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 6″ / 168cm

nationality

Dominican Republic

origin

Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic

dob

1953-01-17

age

73

Latest news

St. James Boxing Club fundraiser May 1 at St. James Athletic Center for upgrades

2015-04-28 · The Elkhart Truth

Eva Young (right) trains young boxers Samarcus Gipson (left) and Leonardo Cruz as Larry Young looks on Monday, April 27. The Youngs are co-directors of the St. James Boxing Club and St. James Athletic Center in Elkhart. (Steve Krah/The Elkhart Truth)…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

6 11 0

L-TKO

El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 · 123 / 126 lbs · 2:22

0 0 0

W-KO

Mets Pavillion, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

10

29 0 1

L-TKO

Palazzo Dello Sport, Milan, Lombardia, Italy

WBA World super bantamweight title

12 of 15 · 2:22

Judges: Ismael W. Fernandez 106-104 | Harold Lederman 104-104

Referee: Marty Denkin (103-105)

7 5 1

W-UD

Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

WBA World super bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 121 / 121 lbs

Judges: Antonio Requena 147-139 | Fernando Viso 148-139

Referee: Ismael W. Fernandez (147-140)

26 5 0

W-UD

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBA World super bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 122 / 122 lbs

Judges: Rodolfo Hill 146-140 | Humberto Figueroa 147-141

Referee: Larry Rozadilla (148-137)

28 1 0

W-KO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBA World super bantamweight title

8 of 15 · 122 / 122 lbs · 1:46

Judges: Rodolfo Hill 69-65 | Fernando Viso 69-65

Referee: Larry Rozadilla (69-64)

44 3 3

W-UD

Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

WBA World super bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 121 / 122 lbs

Judges: Luis J. Rodriguez 146-143 | Antonio Requena 149-140

Referee: Stanley Christodoulou (147-144)

2 5 4

W-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

37 3 3

L-UD

Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

WBA World super bantamweight title

15 of 15 · 122 / 121 lbs

Judges: Harry Cecchini 141-148 | Tim Kelleher 142-149

Referee: Nate Morgan (138-149)

Niliberto Herrera

6 3 1

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3

0 0 0

W-KO

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA

1

1 0 0

W-KO

Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA

4 of 10 · 125 / 124 lbs

17 5 3

W-PTS

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

19 0 1

L-TKO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBC World super bantamweight title

13 of 15 · 121 / 122 lbs · 0:21

Referee: Anselmo Escobedo

11 10 2

W-KO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2

Guillermo Almengot

0 4 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

9

Aurelio Birriel

5 3 0

L-PTS

Carolina, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Super Featherweight Title

3 of 12

Nelson Cruz Tamariz

15 6 1

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Super Featherweight Title

12 of 12

Nelson Cruz Tamariz

15 5 1

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Super Featherweight Title

12 of 12

Reynaldo Hidalgo

14 2 1

L-TKO

Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama

7 of 10 · 125 / 126 lbs

Judges: Harmodio Cedeno | Elias Amores

Referee: Vivian Stewart

33 3 4

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

6

Idelfonso Bethelmy

6 3 0

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

10 of 10

1 3 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

9

Francisco Villegas

33 5 3

W-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

3 7 0

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

10 of 10

0 1 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3

5 4 0

L-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

9

16 9 0

W-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

0 0 0

W-KO

Palacio de Deportes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3

0 2 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

4

1 5 0

L-PTS

Country Club Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

Enrique Maxwell

5 0 1

W-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

8 8 0

W-KO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

10

Hector Espinosa

0 0 0

W-TKO

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

7

0 3 0

W-PTS

Caguas, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

0 7 1

W-PTS

Country Club Stadium, Carolina, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

8 6 0

W-PTS

Country Club Stadium, Carolina, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

Heriberto Olivares

2 3 1

D-PTS

Carolina, Puerto Rico

10 of 10

0 3 0

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

6 of 6

0 2 0

W-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

8 of 8

0 2 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

8

Alfredo Campusano

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

8

0 0 0

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

8 of 8

0 1 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3

0 0 0

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

6 of 6

0 0 0

W-PTS

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

4 of 4

Heriberto Olivares

2 0 1

W-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 of 4

Heriberto Olivares

2 0 0

D-PTS

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 of 4