Steve Cruz has eight losses against eight opponents on his boxing record. For a list of Cruz's best fights, refer to "Best fights of Steve Cruz".
On August 10, 1992 Steve Cruz faced off against Yuji Watanabe at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 35-8 (19). Cruz lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On April 25, 1992 Steve Cruz fought Paul Hodkinson in a featherweight world-title fight for Hodkinson's WBC title. Cruz was 28 years old and with a record of 35-7 (19), and Hodkinson was 26 years old and with a record of 19-1-1 (18). Cruz lost the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On March 31, 1991 Steve Cruz faced off against Rafael Ruelas in a featherweight bout at age 27. He was coming in with a record of 35-6 (19), and Ruelas was 19 years old and with a record of 24-0 (19). Cruz lost the fight via 3rd-round KO.
On July 8, 1990 Steve Cruz faced off against Manuel Medina at age 26. He was coming in with a record of 34-5 (19), and Medina was 19 years old and with a record of 35-3 (19). Cruz lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On August 6, 1989 Steve Cruz fought Jorge Páez in a featherweight world-title fight for Páez' IBF title. Cruz was 25 years old and with a record of 33-4 (18), and Páez was 23 years old and with a record of 28-2-2 (23). Cruz lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On December 18, 1987 Steve Cruz faced off against Jeff Franklin at age 24. He was coming in with a record of 28-3 (14). Cruz lost the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On March 6, 1987 Steve Cruz met Antonio Esparragoza in a featherweight (WBA, The Ring) world-title defense fight. Cruz was 23 years old and with a record of 27-2 (13). Cruz lost the fight via 12th-round TKO and lost the titles.
On March 29, 1984 Steve Cruz faced off against Lenny Valdez at age 20. He was coming in with a record of 19-1 (10). Cruz lost the fight via 1st-round TKO.
