Steve Cruz Record
Steve Cruz (Super Kid) is a 61-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former featherweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 1 month, and 19 days, Cruz amassed a record of 37-8, which includes 19 wins via KO.
Boxing Career
Steve Cruz was born in Fort Worth, Texas, US on November 2, 1963. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on October 29, 1981 against Pascual Aranda. Cruz defeated Aranda via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cruz became a world champion fight at the age of 22 after 26 professional fights. He challenged Barry McGuigan for the WBA and The Ring featherweight titles and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world titles.
Cruz' last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Roberto Chala at age 30, on December 18, 1993.
Some of Steve Cruz' best fights have been against Barry McGuigan (HOFer). For a complete list of Cruz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Steve Cruz".
Cruz has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Steve Cruz Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Dec 18, 1993 | 30 |  Roberto Chala | win | UD 10 |
44 | Jun 26, 1993 | 29 | Vicente Castillo | win | PTS 6 |
43 | Aug 10, 1992 | 28 | Yuji Watanabe | loss | KO 2 |
42 | Apr 25, 1992 | 28 | 
Paul Hodkinson 26 19-1-1 | loss | TKO 3 |
41 | Mar 31, 1991 | 27 | 
Rafael Ruelas 19 24-0 | loss | KO 3 |
40 | Sep 25, 1990 | 26 | Benito Rodriguez | win | PTS 10 |
39 | Jul 08, 1990 | 26 | 
Manuel Medina 19 35-3 | loss | UD 10 |
38 | Jan 08, 1990 | 26 | Ricky Alvarez | win | TKO 10 |
37 | Aug 06, 1989 | 25 | 
Jorge Páez 23 28-2-2 | loss | UD 12 |
36 | May 14, 1989 | 25 | Tracy Harris Patterson | win | SD 10 |
35 | Dec 09, 1988 | 25 | Martin Galvan | win | TKO 7 |
34 | Sep 30, 1988 | 24 | Amos Cowart | win | TKO 1 |
33 | Aug 12, 1988 | 24 | Fred Adams | win | KO 4 |
32 | Jun 14, 1988 | 24 | Alfred Rangel | win | TKO 5 |
31 | Dec 18, 1987 | 24 | Jeff Franklin | loss | UD 10 |
30 | Aug 16, 1987 | 23 | Rogelio Lopez | win | TKO 7 |
29 | Mar 06, 1987 | 23 | Antonio Esparragoza | loss | TKO 12 |
28 | Nov 21, 1986 | 23 | Roger Arevalo | win | SD 10 |
27 | Jun 23, 1986 | 22 | 
Barry McGuigan 25 29-1 | win | UD 15 |
26 | Feb 07, 1986 | 22 | Rocky Garcia | win | MD 10 |
25 | Dec 03, 1985 | 22 | Tommy Cordova | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Jun 22, 1985 | 21 | Juan Veloz | win | UD 10 |
23 | May 28, 1985 | 21 | Jerome Brooks | win | TKO 3 |
22 | Dec 15, 1984 | 21 | Jesus Lopez | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Jun 16, 1984 | 20 | Salvador Ugalde | win | UD 10 |
20 | Mar 29, 1984 | 20 | Lenny Valdez | loss | TKO 1 |
19 | Feb 21, 1984 | 20 | Victor Acosta | win | MD 10 |
18 | Jan 20, 1984 | 20 | Dana Roston | win | UD 10 |
17 | Nov 09, 1983 | 20 | Nicky Perez | win | UD 10 |
16 | Oct 13, 1983 | 19 | Angel Hernandez | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Aug 25, 1983 | 19 | Salvador Ugalde | win | UD 8 |
14 | Jul 28, 1983 | 19 | Jose Resendez | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Jul 15, 1983 | 19 | Ray Garza | win | UD 8 |
12 | Oct 22, 1982 | 18 | Nicky Perez | win | UD 10 |
11 | Aug 01, 1982 | 18 | Javier Barajas | win | UD 8 |
10 | Jul 14, 1982 | 18 | Eddie Richardson | win | KO 1 |
9 | Jun 26, 1982 | 18 | Andrew Rodriguez | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Apr 09, 1982 | 18 | Carlos Flores | win | PTS 8 |
7 | Mar 10, 1982 | 18 | Richard Fowler | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Feb 26, 1982 | 18 | Juan Carlos Barbosa | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Feb 13, 1982 | 18 | Ali Akar | win | KO 2 |
4 | Jan 15, 1982 | 18 | Jesse Sierra | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Dec 15, 1981 | 18 | Ricky Cortez | win | KO 1 |
2 | Dec 02, 1981 | 18 | Homero Gonzalez | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Oct 29, 1981 | 17 | Pascual Aranda | win | TKO 1 |