Cristobal Cruz
| Cristóbal Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Cristóbal Cruz Rivera |
| Nickname(s) | Lacandón |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 7 in. (170 cm.) |
| Nationality |
 Mexican
|
| Born |
May 19, 1977 Chiapas, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 64 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 20 |
| Draws | 4 |
Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón (born May 19, 1977 in Chiapas, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBO and IBF Featherweight Champion.
On January 17, 1992, Cruz began his professional career, beating fellow Mexican debutant Manuel Morales with a second round knockout on the undercard of a bill headed by Tomas Valdez in Monterrey, Mexico.
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.
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.
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