Julio César la Cruz
Cruiserweight · Cuba

Julio César la Cruz

5-0-0 4 KO · 2022–2025

Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 br via Wikimedia Commons

Updated · Sources: Wikidata, English Wikipedia, WBA Fights Master Scores, +1

Julio César la Cruz is a cruiserweight boxer from Cuba, born Aug 11, 1989. Record 5-0-0 with 4 knockouts over 2022–2025. Julio César la Cruz last fought Dilan Prašović on Apr 11, 2025 and won by TKO in round 3 of 12.

Also: Ла Крус, Хулио Сесар · Хуліо Сезар Ла Круз · Хуліё Сэсар Ля Крус
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BornAug 11, 1989
Country🇨🇺 Cuba
StanceOrthodox
Height182 cm
Reach198 cm
NicknameLa Sombra
DebutMay 20, 2022
Career2022–2025
Rounds boxed26
KO share80%
Born inCamagüey, Cuba
TitlesWBA Gold bridgerweight title 2025
Boxerbook rating1958 ± 256 · inactive since Apr 2025Why here ›
Confirmed bouts3 of 5 · 3 official

Record and next fight

Record
5-0-0, 4 KOs · 2022–2025
Next fight
No next fight confirmed

Last result

W
Dilan Prašović 🇲🇪
Retained WBA Gold bridgerweight title
TKO 3/12 · Hotel Melia International, Varadero, 🇨🇺
2025-04-11 ›
official ★

The record

5 bouts, 2022–2025, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 5, WBA Fights Master Scores · 3, Wikipedia (ru) · 2

W
Dilan Prašović 🇲🇪
Retained WBA Gold bridgerweight title
TKO 3/12 · Hotel Melia International, Varadero, 🇨🇺
Cruz 4-0-0 · Prašović 17-6-0
2025-04-11 ›
official ★
W
Jeison Troncoso
Retained WBA Gold bridgerweight title
TKO 7/10 · Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, Nassau, 🇧🇸
Cruz 3-0-0 · Troncoso —
2024-12-14 ›
official ★
W
Austine Nnamdi
Won inaugural WBA Gold bridgerweight title
UD 10/10 · Palais du Peuple, Palais Du Peuple
Cruz 2-0-0 · Nnamdi —
2023-12-16 ›
official ★
W
Juan Rodolfo Juarez
TKO 4/6 · Club Social y Deportivo El Porvenir, Quilmes, 🇦🇷
Cruz 1-0-0 · Juarez —
2022-08-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Deivis Casseres
KO 2/6 · Palenque de la FNSM, Aguascalientes, 🇲🇽
Cruz 0-0-0 · Casseres —
2022-05-20 ›
✓ one source

Amateur career

🥇 Pan American Games 2023 92 kg🥇 World Championships 2021 heavyweight🥇 Olympics 2020 heavyweight🥇 Pan American Games 2019 light heavyweight🥉 World Championships 2019 light heavyweight🥇 World Championships 2017 light heavyweight🥇 Olympics 2016 light heavyweight🥇 World Championships 2015 light heavyweight🥇 Pan American Games 2015 light heavyweight🥇 World Championships 2013 light heavyweight🥇 World Championships 2011 light heavyweight🥇 Pan American Games 2011 light heavyweight

2025 IBA World Boxing Championships – Men's heavyweight

Quarter-finalLTurabek Khabibullaev 🇺🇿1:4
Round of 16WKaramba Kebe 🇸🇳5:0

2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 92 kg

Round of 16LLoren Alfonso 🇦🇿2:3

2023 IBA World Boxing Championships – Men's heavyweight

Quarter-finalLLazizbek Mullojonov 🇺🇿1:4
Round of 16WIkenna Enyi 🇦🇺5:0
Round of 32WDžemal Bošnjak 🇧🇦5:0

2023 Pan American Games – Men's 92 kg

FinalWKeno Machado 🇧🇷4:1
Semi-finalWJulio Castillo 🇪🇨4:1
Quarter-finalWAndrews Salgado 🇨🇱5:0
Round of 16WJamar Talley 🇺🇸5:0

2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Men's heavyweight

FinalWAziz Mouhiidine 🇮🇹4:1
Semi-finalWMadiyar Saydrakhimov 🇺🇿5:0
Quarter-finalWSadam Magomedov 🇷🇸5:0
Round of 16WToufan Sharifi 🇮🇷5:0
Round of 32WRadoslav Pantaleev 🇧🇬5:0

2020 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

FinalWMuslim Gadzhimagomedov 🇷🇺5:0
Semi-finalWAbner Teixeira 🇧🇷4:1
Quarter-finalWEnmanuel Reyes Pla 🇪🇸4:1
Round of 16WElly Ajowi Ochola 🇰🇪5:0

2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Men's light heavyweight

Semi-finalLBekzad Nurdauletov 🇰🇿1:4
Quarter-finalWGueorgui Kushitashvili 🇷🇺5:0
Round of 16WGaëtan Ntambwe 🇫🇷5:0
Round of 32WMohamed Houmri 🇩🇿5:0

2019 Pan American Games – Men's 81 kg

FinalWKeno Machado 🇧🇷5:0
Semi-finalWNalek Korbaj 🇻🇪5:0

2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWJoe Ward 🇮🇪5:0
Semi-finalWCarlos Andrés Mina 🇪🇨5:0
Quarter-finalWIbragim Bazuev 🇩🇪5:0
Round of 16WRogelio Romero 🇲🇽5:0

2016 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWAdilbek Niyazymbetov 🇰🇿3:0
Semi-finalWMathieu Bauderlique 🇫🇷3:0
Quarter-finalWMichel Borges 🇧🇷3:0
Round of 16WMehmet Nadir Ünal 🇹🇷3:0

2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWJoe Ward 🇮🇪3:0
Semi-finalWPavel Silyagin 🇷🇺3:0
Quarter-finalWHrvoje Sep 🇭🇷3:0
Round of 16WJoshua Buatsi 🇬🇧3:0

2015 Pan American Games – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWAlbert Ramírez 🇻🇪3:0
Semi-finalWJuan Carlos Carrillo Palacio 🇨🇴3:0
Quarter-finalWCarlos Andrés Mina 🇪🇨3:0

2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWAdilbek Niyazymbetov 🇰🇿2:1
Semi-finalWJoe Ward 🇮🇪3:0
Quarter-finalWAbdelhafid Benchabla 🇩🇿3:0
Round of 16WOleksandr Ganzulia 🇺🇦3:0
Round of 32WSerge Michel 🇩🇪3:0

2012 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight

Quarter-finalLYamaguchi Falcão Florentino 🇧🇷15:18
Round of 16WIhab Al-Matbouli 🇯🇴25:8

2011 Pan American Games – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWYamaguchi Falcão Florentino 🇧🇷22:12
Semi-finalWCarlos Góngora 🇪🇨19:9
Quarter-finalWJeffrey Spencer 🇺🇸19:2

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Men's light heavyweight

FinalWAdilbek Niyazymbetov 🇰🇿17:13
Semi-finalWEgor Mekhontsev 🇷🇺21:15
Quarter-finalWDamien Hooper 🇦🇺14:13
Round of 16WEnrico Kölling 🇩🇪8:6
Round of 32WCaner Sayak 🇹🇷17:7
Round of 64WMikhail Dauhaliavets 🇧🇾25:11

56 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

7
WBA · Cruiserweight
as of 2026-09-30

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Julio César la Cruz's record?
Julio César la Cruz's professional record is 5-0-0 with 4 knockouts.
When is Julio César la Cruz's next fight?
No next fight is confirmed as of 18 Oct 2026.
Who did Julio César la Cruz fight last?
Julio César la Cruz last fought Dilan Prašović on Apr 11, 2025 and won by TKO in round 3 of 12.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 18881 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18881. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), publisher rankings, photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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