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Lightweight · Dominican Republic
Carlos Cruz 42-14-2 14 KO · 1959–1970
Carlos Cruz was a lightweight boxer from Dominican Republic, born Nov 24, 1937. Record 42-14-2 with 14 knockouts over 1959–1970. World titles: WBA lightweight (1968–1969), WBC lightweight (1968–1969). Carlos Cruz last fought Benito Juarez on Jan 17, 1970 and won by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Карлос Крус · كارلوس كروز · カルロス・テオ・クルス +4 more Carlos Teo Cruz · Carlos Teo Rosario Cruz · Carlos Teofilo Rosario Cruz · Carlos Teófilo Rosario Cruz
Born Nov 24, 1937
Died Feb 15, 1969
Country 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Stance Orthodox
Height 169 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Debut Oct 23, 1959
Career 1959–1970
Rounds boxed 487
KO share 33%
Born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Titles WBA, WBC lightweight · 1968–1969
Boxerbook rating 1619 ± 288 · inactive since Jan 1970Why here › Confirmed bouts 4 of 58
Career record Record
42-14-2, 14 KOs · 1959–1970
Last result W
Benito Juarez
UD 10/10 · La Cancha Country Club, San Juan, 🇵🇷
The record 58 bouts, 1959–1970, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
W
Benito Juarez
UD 10/10 · La Cancha Country Club, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 41-14-2 · Juarez —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cruz 40-14-2 · Meléndez —
W
Len Kesey
TKO 4/10 · Country Club Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 39-14-2 · Kesey —
W
Grady Ponder
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 38-14-2 · Ponder —
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles TKO 11/15 · Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Cruz 38-13-2 · Ramos 24-3-0
W
Hidemori Tsujimoto
UD 10/10 · Korakuen Hall, 🇯🇵
Cruz 37-13-2 · Tsujimoto —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles UD 15/15 · Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Cruz 36-13-2 · Ramos 22-2-0
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring lightweight titles SD 15/15 · Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Cruz 35-13-2 · Ortíz 51-5-1
W
Julio Viera
UD 10/10 · Country Club Arena, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 34-13-2 · Viera —
L
UD 10/10 · Gimnasio Neco de la Guardia, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cruz 34-12-2 · Pinder 10-0-1
W
Johnny Bean
TKO 2/10 · Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Cruz 33-12-2 · Bean —
W
Chris Fernandez
KO 9/10 · Kingston, 🇯🇲
Cruz 32-12-2 · Fernandez —
W
Kennedy Clark
UD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 31-12-2 · Clark —
W
Grady Ponder
PTS 10/10 · Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Cruz 30-12-2 · Ponder —
W
PTS 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 29-12-2 · Narvaez —
L
SD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 29-11-2 · Narvaez —
W
Fernand Simard
RTD 10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 28-11-2 · Simard —
W
Vicente Milan Derado
SD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 27-11-2 · Derado —
W
UD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 26-11-2 · Grant —
D
Jaime Valladares
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Quito, 🇪🇨
Cruz 26-11-1 · Valladares —
Show all 58 bouts W
Vicente Milan Derado
PTS 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 25-11-1 · Derado —
W
Jose Chico Veliz
PTS 10/10 · Mayaguez, 🇵🇷
Cruz 24-11-1 · Veliz —
W
PTS 10/10 · Town Hall, Shoreditch, 🇬🇧
Cruz 23-11-1 · Taylor —
W
Daniel Berrios
KO 1/10 · Caguas, 🇵🇷
Cruz 22-11-1 · Berrios —
W
Alejandro Parra
TKO 4/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 21-11-1 · Parra —
W
Criscencio Fernandez
KO 3/10 · D.C. Canegata Stadium, Altona
Cruz 20-11-1 · Fernandez —
W
TKO 2/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 19-11-1 · Morales —
L
Julio Ruiz
MD 10/10 · Estadio Olimpico, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Cruz 19-10-1 · Ruiz —
L
TKO 2/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Cruz 19-9-1 · Hernández 34-3-3
W
Gilberto Biondi
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Cruz 18-9-1 · Biondi —
W
Guizani Rezgui
TKO 11/12 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Cruz 17-9-1 · Rezgui —
L
Graham Dicker
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Cruz 17-8-1 · Dicker —
L
Vicente Milan Derado
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cruz 17-7-1 · Derado —
W
Johnny Bean
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 16-7-1 · Bean —
W
PTS 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cruz 15-7-1 · Foster —
W
Roland Kellem
UD 8/8 · Sunnyside Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cruz 14-7-1 · Kellem —
W
Calvin Woodland
PTS 6/6 · Sunnyside Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cruz 13-7-1 · Woodland —
W
Candy Parilla
PTS 6/6 · Sunnyside Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Cruz 12-7-1 · Parilla —
D
Freddie Jackson
PTS 6/6 · Gladiators' Arena, Totowa, 🇺🇸
Cruz 12-7-0 · Jackson —
W
Sammy Burgess
PTS 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 11-7-0 · Burgess —
W
Alejandro Gonzalez
PTS 6/6 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 10-7-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Rafael Acevedo
UD 12/12 · Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Cruz 9-7-0 · Acevedo —
W
Jose Aneiro
TKO 8/8 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 8-7-0 · Aneiro —
W
Lionel Rivera
TKO 8/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 7-7-0 · Rivera —
L
Daniel Berrios
PTS 4/4 · Channel 11 Studio, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 7-6-0 · Berrios —
W
Gerardo Clemente
PTS 8/8 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 6-6-0 · Clemente —
L
Vernon Lynch
PTS 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 6-5-0 · Lynch —
L
Daniel Berrios
DQ 2/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 6-4-0 · Berrios —
W
Gerardo Clemente
TKO 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 5-4-0 · Clemente —
L
Daniel Berrios
PTS 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 5-3-0 · Berrios —
W
Lionel Rivera
PTS 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 4-3-0 · Rivera —
L
SD 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 4-2-0 · Morales —
W
Bob Ashford
KO 3/6 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 3-2-0 · Ashford —
W
Estaquio Gonzalez
TKO 5/6 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 2-2-0 · Gonzalez —
L
Daniel Berrios
PTS 10/10 · Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan, 🇵🇷
Cruz 2-1-0 · Berrios —
W
Jesus M Serrano
PTS 6/6 · Coliseo San Rafael, Santo Domingo
Cruz 1-1-0 · Serrano —
W
Rafael Acevedo
PTS 10/10 · Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Cruz 0-1-0 · Acevedo —
L
Juan Jimenez
PTS 8/8 · Santo Domingo, 🇩🇴
Cruz 0-0-0 · Jimenez —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Carlos Cruz's record? Carlos Cruz's professional record is 42-14-2 with 14 knockouts.
Who did Carlos Cruz fight last? Carlos Cruz last fought Benito Juarez on Jan 17, 1970 and won by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Carlos Cruz held? Carlos Cruz has held 2 world title reigns: WBA lightweight (1968–1969), WBC lightweight (1968–1969). Sources Boxerbook ID 10125 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10125 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.