Steve Cruz (37-8, 19) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, US on November 2, 1963. At the age of 17 years on October 29, 1981, he made his professional boxing debut against Pascual Aranda, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 27th career fight at 22 years old, Cruz became a featherweight world champion on June 23, 1986 after defeating Barry McGuigan via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBA and The Ring titles.
Cruz' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision win against Roberto Chala at age 30 on December 18, 1993. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Steve Cruz' best fights have been against Barry McGuigan.
Cruz has 8 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Dec 18, 1993 30 years, 1 months 37-8 (19) | Roberto Chala | 10 | UD | WIN | |
44 | Jun 26, 1993 29 years, 7 months 36-8 (19) | Vicente Castillo | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
43 | Aug 10, 1992 28 years, 9 months 35-8 (19) | Yuji Watanabe | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
42  | Apr 25, 1992 28 years, 5 months 35-7 (19) | 26 years, 7 months 19-1-1 (18) | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
41  | Mar 31, 1991 27 years, 4 months 35-6 (19) | 19 years, 11 months 24-0 (19) | FT | 3 | KO | LOSS |
40 | Sep 25, 1990 26 years, 10 months 35-5 (19) | Benito Rodriguez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
39  | Jul 8, 1990 26 years, 8 months 34-5 (19) | 19 years, 3 months 35-3 (19) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
38 | Jan 8, 1990 26 years, 2 months 34-4 (19) | Ricky Alvarez | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
37  | Aug 6, 1989 25 years, 9 months 33-4 (18) | 23 years, 9 months 28-2-2 (23) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF |
36 | May 14, 1989 25 years, 6 months 33-3 (18) | Tracy Harris Patterson | 10 | SD | WIN | |
35 | Dec 9, 1988 25 years, 1 months 32-3 (18) | Martin Galvan | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
34 | Sep 30, 1988 24 years, 10 months 31-3 (17) | Amos Cowart | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Aug 12, 1988 24 years, 9 months 30-3 (16) | Fred Adams | FT | 4 | KO | WIN |
32 | Jun 14, 1988 24 years, 7 months 29-3 (15) | Alfred Rangel | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
31 | Dec 18, 1987 24 years, 1 months 28-3 (14) | Jeff Franklin | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
30 | Aug 16, 1987 23 years, 9 months 28-2 (14) | Rogelio Lopez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Mar 6, 1987 23 years, 4 months 27-2 (13) | Antonio Esparragoza | FT | 12 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA, The Ring |
28 | Nov 21, 1986 23 years 27-1 (13) | Roger Arevalo | 10 | SD | WIN | |
27  | Jun 23, 1986 22 years, 7 months 26-1 (13) | 25 years, 3 months 29-1 (25) | FT | 15 | UD | WIN Won WBA, The Ring |
26 | Feb 7, 1986 22 years, 3 months 25-1 (13) | Rocky Garcia | 10 | MD | WIN | |
25 | Dec 3, 1985 22 years, 1 months 24-1 (13) | Tommy Cordova | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Jun 22, 1985 21 years, 7 months 23-1 (12) | Juan Veloz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | May 28, 1985 21 years, 6 months 22-1 (12) | Jerome Brooks | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Dec 15, 1984 21 years, 1 months 21-1 (11) | Jesus Lopez | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Jun 16, 1984 20 years, 7 months 20-1 (10) | Salvador Ugalde | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Mar 29, 1984 20 years, 4 months 19-1 (10) | Lenny Valdez | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
19 | Feb 21, 1984 20 years, 3 months 19-0 (10) | Victor Acosta | 10 | MD | WIN | |
18 | Jan 20, 1984 20 years, 2 months 18-0 (10) | Dana Roston | 10 | UD | WIN | |
17 | Nov 9, 1983 20 years 17-0 (10) | Nicky Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Oct 13, 1983 19 years, 11 months 16-0 (10) | Angel Hernandez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Aug 25, 1983 19 years, 9 months 15-0 (9) | Salvador Ugalde | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Jul 28, 1983 19 years, 8 months 14-0 (9) | Jose Resendez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
13 | Jul 15, 1983 19 years, 8 months 13-0 (9) | Ray Garza | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Oct 22, 1982 18 years, 11 months 12-0 (9) | Nicky Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 1, 1982 18 years, 8 months 11-0 (9) | Javier Barajas | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jul 14, 1982 18 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | Eddie Richardson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 26, 1982 18 years, 7 months 9-0 (8) | Andrew Rodriguez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 9, 1982 18 years, 5 months 8-0 (7) | Carlos Flores | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Mar 10, 1982 18 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | Richard Fowler | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 26, 1982 18 years, 3 months 6-0 (6) | Juan Carlos Barbosa | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Feb 13, 1982 18 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Ali Akar | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jan 15, 1982 18 years, 2 months 4-0 (4) | Jesse Sierra | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Dec 15, 1981 18 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Ricky Cortez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Dec 2, 1981 18 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Homero Gonzalez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Oct 29, 1981 17 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Pascual Aranda | 1 | TKO | WIN |
