| Cristóbal Cruz | |
| Realname: | Cristóbal Cruz Rivera |
| Nickname: | Lacandón |
| Weight: | Featherweight |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Chiapas, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 68 |
| Wins: | 41 |
| Ko: | 25 |
| Losses: | 22 |
| Draws: | 4 |
Cristóbal Cruz Rivera, also known as Lacandón (born 19 May 1977) is a Mexican professional boxer and former IBO and IBF featherweight Champion.
On 17 January 1992, Cruz began his professional career, beating fellow Mexican debutant Manuel Morales with a second round knockout in Monterrey.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
In October 2008, Cruz would vacate his newfound IBO title and aim for a bigger prize - the IBF featherweight title - which had been recently vacated by Robert Guerrero who moved up to super featherweight. He faced fellow Mexican Orlando Salido who had won an eliminator less than a year previous and had fought for the title previously, losing to Juan Manuel Márquez in 2004, his only loss since 2001 and a no contest again Guerrero in 2006. Once again Cruz overcame the odds to defeat the bookies favourite to take one of the most prestigious titles in boxing by beating a battered and swollen Salido on points.[2]
He followed this up with a defeat of once-beaten Jorge Solís, avenging a loss earlier in his career.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Loss | 41–22–4 | Luis Solis | UD | 8 | Jun 17, 2017 | |||
| 67 | Loss | 41–21–4 | Maurice Hooker | UD | 10 | Feb 24, 2017 | |||
| 66 | Win | 41–20–4 | Manuel Valdez | TKO | 7 (10), | Feb 4, 2017 | |||
| 65 | Loss | 40–20–4 | Luis Ramos Jr. | UD | 8 | Apr 2, 2016 | |||
| 64 | Loss | 40–19–4 | Gervonta Davis | TKO | 3 (8), | Oct 30, 2015 | |||
| 63 | Loss | 40–18–4 | Eddie Ramirez | UD | 6 | Sep 8, 2015 | |||
| 62 | Loss | 40–17–4 | Alejandro Luna | UD | 8 | Jun 6, 2015 | |||
| 61 | Draw | 40–16–4 | Emanuel López | PTS | 10 | Jun 27, 2014 | |||
| 60 | Loss | 40–16–3 | Fernando Montiel | MD | 10 | Mar 15, 2014 | |||
| 59 | Loss | 40–15–3 | Miguel Berchelt | TKO | 5 (10), | Aug 31, 2013 | |||
| 58 | Win | 40–14–3 | Enrique Lugo | TKO | 5 (8), | Jun 1, 2013 | |||
| 57 | Loss | 39–14–3 | Javier Fortuna | TKO | 2 (10), | Jul 6, 2012 | |||
| 56 | Loss | 39–13–3 | Juan Carlos Burgos | UD | 10 | Feb 24, 2012 | |||
| 55 | Draw | 39–12–3 | Art Hovhannisyan | TD | 4 (10), | Aug 5, 2011 | |||
| 54 | Loss | 39–12–2 | Orlando Salido | UD | 12 | May 15, 2010 | |||
| 53 | Draw | 39–11–2 | Ricardo Castillo | TD | 3 (12), | Dec 19, 2009 | |||
| 52 | Win | 39–11–1 | Jorge Solís | UD | 12 | Jul 11, 2009 | |||
| 51 | Win | 38–11–1 | Cyril Thomas | UD | 12 | Feb 14, 2009 | |||
| 50 | Win | 37–11–1 | Orlando Salido | SD | 12 | Oct 23, 2008 | |||
| 49 | Win | 36–11–1 | Thomas Mashaba | MD | 12 | Mar 7, 2008 | |||
| 48 | Win | 35–11–1 | Alberto Garza | TKO | 10 (12), | Aug 20, 2007 | |||
| 47 | Loss | 34–11–1 | Zahir Raheem | UD | 10 | May 18, 2007 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 34–10–1 | Francisco Lorenzo | UD | 12 | Apr 13, 2007 | |||
| 45 | Win | 34–9–1 | Jose Reyes | MD | 12 | Dec 8, 2006 | |||
| 44 | Loss | 33–9–1 | Francisco Lorenzo | UD | 8 | Dec 1, 2006 | |||
| 43 | Win | 33–8–1 | Leonardo Resendiz | RTD | 5 (10), | Sep 8, 2006 | |||
| 42 | Loss | 32–8–1 | Steve Luevano | UD | 12 | Jul 21, 2006 | |||
| 41 | 32–7–1 | Gerardo Zayas | NC | 4 (10), | Oct 28, 2005 | ||||
| 40 | Win | 32–7–1 | Francisco Dianzo | TKO | 6 (10), | May 6, 2005 | |||
| 39 | Win | 31–7–1 | Luisito Espinosa | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 18, 2005 | |||
| 38 | Win | 30–7–1 | Jose Navarrete | TKO | 4 (10) | Jan 7, 2005 | |||
| 37 | Win | 29–7–1 | Cornelius Lock | TKO | 8 (10), | Oct 29, 2004 | |||
| 36 | Win | 28–7–1 | Mario Flores | UD | 6 | Oct 8, 2004 | |||
| 35 | Loss | 27–7–1 | Jose Miguel Aguiniga | SD | 10 | Jul 23, 2004 | |||
| 34 | Win | 27–6–1 | Julio Cesar Acosta | TKO | 1 (6) | Jun 7, 2004 | |||
| 33 | Loss | 26–6–1 | Juan Ruiz | UD | 12 | Feb 27, 2004 | |||
| 32 | Loss | 26–5–1 | Jorge Solís | UD | 10 | Dec 11, 2003 | |||
| 31 | Loss | 26–4–1 | Heriberto Ruiz | UD | 10 | Sep 12, 2003 | |||
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Edgar Barcenas | TKO | 9 (10) | Jun 20, 2003 | |||
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Eduardo Gutierrez | TKO | 3 (?) | Apr 12, 2003 | |||
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Cesar Huizar | RTD | 6 (12), | Mar 21, 2003 | |||
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Ricardo Castillo | UD | 8 | Jan 1, 2003 | |||
| 26 | Loss | 22–3–1 | Martin Honorio | KO | 1 (10), | Aug 10, 2002 | |||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Francisco Dianzo | TKO | 11 (12) | Jan 26, 2002 | |||
| 24 | Draw | 21–2–1 | Agustin Lorenzo | PTS | 10 | Aug 16, 2001 | |||
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Ruben Estanislao | PTS | 10 | Jun 16, 2001 | |||
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Cristin Rojas | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 2001 | |||
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Nino Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | Jan 20, 2001 | |||
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Polo Camacho | PTS | 12 | Oct 29, 2000 | |||
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Erelyn Valencia | KO | 9 (?) | Jan 31, 1998 | |||
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Jose Martinez | PTS | 10 | Nov 29, 1997 | |||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Luis Espinoza | TKO | 7 (?) | Aug 27, 1997 | |||
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Manuel Arjona | KO | 6 (?) | Apr 19, 1997 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Agustin Sanchez | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1996 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Frank Lorenzana | TKO | 2 (?) | Nov 15, 1996 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Israel Cruz | TKO | 2 (?) | Oct 13, 1996 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Martinez | PTS | 10 | Sep 28, 1996 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Enrique Zuniga | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 26, 1996 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jose Martin | PTS | 10 | May 3, 1996 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Eduardo Caballero | TKO | 9 (?) | Mar 11, 1996 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Humberto Velazquez | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 5, 1996 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jorge Escobar | PTS | 8 | Dec 25, 1995 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Martin Martinez | TKO | 3 (?) | Nov 17, 1995 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Lara | TKO | 3 (?) | Dec 12, 1993 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ceciclio Rios | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 6, 1993 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Edwin Armando Zarate | PTS | 6 | Dec 11, 1992 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sergio Morales | TKO | 5 (?) | Nov 27, 1992 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Manuel Morales | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 17, 1992 | |||