On August 3, 2024, Isaac Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs), the super-lightweight WBA champion, defends his title against American challenger, Jose Valenzuela (13-2, 9 KOs).
Isaac Cruz is coming in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a 8th round TKO victory over Rolando Romero, 4 months and 4 days ago. Jose Valenzuela is on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round KO win over Chris Colbert, 7 months and 18 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.8-2.2 in favor of Isaac Cruz. Jose Valenzuela won't be able to do much against Cruz.
Jose Valenzuela defeated Isaac Cruz via split decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Valenzuela improves his record to 14-2, while Cruz adds a loss to his record at 26-3-1.