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Steve Cruz had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career — three of them in title bouts and five in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Lenny Valdez via 1st round TKO on March 29, 1984, which ended his 19-fight win streak. He has been stopped five times and lost three times via decision.
Yuji Watanabe, Paul Hodkinson, Rafael Ruelas, Manuel Medina, and Jorge Páez are some of the boxers who have beaten Cruz.
This is the first loss in Steve Cruz' career. Cruz lost to Lenny Valdez via 1st round TKO on in a non-title bout. He was 20 years old with a record of 19-0.
On Cruz lost to Antonio Esparragoza via 12th round TKO. He was defending his featherweight WBA and The Ring titles, he was 23 years old with a record of 27-1.
On Cruz lost to Jeff Franklin via 10 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 24 years old with a record of 28-2.
On Cruz lost to Mexican boxer Jorge Páez via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for Páez' featherweight IBF title, he was 25 years old with a record of 33-3. Páez was 23 years old with a record of 28-2-2.
On Cruz lost to Mexican boxer Manuel Medina via 10 round unanimous decision in a non-title bout. He was 26 years old with a record of 34-4. Medina was 19 years old with a record of 35-3.
On Cruz lost to Mexican boxer Rafael Ruelas via 3rd round KO in a non-title bout. He was 27 years old with a record of 35-5. Ruelas was 19 years old with a record of 24-0.
On Cruz lost to English boxer Paul Hodkinson via 3rd round TKO. He was fighting for Hodkinson's featherweight WBC title, he was 28 years old with a record of 35-6. Hodkinson was 26 years old with a record of 19-1-1.
On Cruz lost to Yuji Watanabe via 2nd round KO in a non-title bout. He was 28 years old with a record of 35-7.