Isaac Jonathan Cruz González (born May 23, 1998 in Mexico City), nicknamed 'Pitbull', is a Mexican professional boxer who has held the WBC interim super lightweight title since July 2025. Per Wikipedia, he previously held the WBA super lightweight title in 2024.
Cruz went the distance with Gervonta Davis in December 2021 in his first pay-per-view headliner, stopped Rolando Romero in March 2024 to win the WBA super lightweight title, lost it to José Valenzuela that August, then won the WBC interim title in July 2025.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Isaac Jonathan Cruz González
- Born: May 23, 1998 — Mexico City, Mexico
- Nationality: Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
- Reach: 63½ in (161 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 14 Mar 2015 (Win by KO vs Luis Yan Revilla)
- Last bout: 19 Sep 2026 (Win by KO vs Nestor Bravo)
- Total rounds boxed: 200 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Lightweight, Light welterweight
- KO percentage: 65.5% (19 KO wins in 29 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBA super lightweight title March 30, 2024 – August 3, 2024 (won from Rolando Romero; lost to José Valenzuela); WBC interim super lightweight title July 19, 2025 – present (won from Omar Salcido; retained in a draw with Lamont Roach Jr. and by KO over Nestor Bravo)
- Born: May 23, 1998 — Mexico City, Mexico
- Nationality: Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
- Reach: 63½ in (161 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Lightweight, Light welterweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 34
- Wins: 29
- Wins by KO: 19
- Losses: 3
- Losses by KO: 0
- Draws: 2
- No contests: 0
- Born: May 23, 1998 — Mexico City, Mexico
- Nationality: Mexican
- Height: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
- Reach: 63½ in (161 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Lightweight, Light welterweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Mar 2015 | Luis Yan Revilla | Win | KO | 1 (4), 1:30 | Auditorio Municipal, Naucalpan, Mexico |
| 2 | 23 May 2015 | Brandon Gonzalez | Win | SD | 4 | Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico |
| 3 | 27 Jun 2015 | Jose Eduardo Zamudio | Win | TKO | 3 (4), 1:47 | Centro Civico de Ecatepec, Ecatepec, Mexico |
| 4 | 8 Aug 2015 | Rafael Lopez Garcia | Win | KO | 1 (4), 0:22 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 5 | 5 Sep 2015 | Francisco Valadez | Win | MD | 6 | Centro de Espectáculos del Recinto Ferial, Metepec, Mexico |
| 6 | 6 Feb 2016 | Luis Miguel Montaño | Loss | UD | 8 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 7 | 2 Apr 2016 | Italo Ortiz | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 0:31 | Centro de Convenciones, Tlalnepantla, Mexico |
| 8 | 27 Aug 2016 | Carlos Marcelino Santiago | Win | KO | 1 (6), 0:47 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 9 | 22 Oct 2016 | Daniel Evangelista Jr | Win | TKO | 3 (6), 2:17 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 10 | 3 Dec 2016 | Raul Hinojosa | Win | TKO | 6 (8), 0:39 | Centro de Convenciones, Acapulco, Mexico |
| 11 | 22 Apr 2017 | Ivan Basurto Monroy | Win | TKO | 3 (6), 2:55 | Unidad Deportiva Martín Alarcón, Metepec, Mexico |
| 12 | 1 Jul 2017 | Dunis Liñán | Win | TKO | 7 (8), 0:55 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| 13 | 30 Sep 2017 | Jose Calyecac | Draw | PTS | 6 | Centro Regional de Deporte de Las Américas, Ecatepec, Mexico |
| 14 | 11 Nov 2017 | Ricardo Juan Saenz | Win | TKO | 2 (6), 0:56 | Inforum, Irapuato, Mexico |
| 15 | 17 Feb 2018 | Juan Jose Martinez Alvarez | Win | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 16 | 16 Jun 2018 | Heberto Persico | Win | UD | 8 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
| 17 | 6 Oct 2018 | Jose Angel Flores Chan | Win | KO | 1 (8), 2:44 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 18 | 10 Nov 2018 | Jose Felix | Win | TKO | 3 (8), 2:11 | Lienzo Charro Hermanos Ramírez, Corregidora, Mexico |
| 19 | 16 Feb 2019 | Eleazar Valenzuela | Win | KO | 1 (10), 2:20 | Plaza de Toros La Coleta, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico |
| 20 | 7 Dec 2019 | Miguel Angel Perez Aispuro | Win | UD | 8 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 21 | 14 Feb 2020 | Thomas Mattice | Win | MD | 10 | 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 22 | 31 Oct 2020 | Diego Magdaleno | Win | KO | 1 (12), 0:53 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 23 | 13 Mar 2021 | Jose Matias Romero | Win | UD | 12 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. |
| 24 | 19 Jun 2021 | Francisco Vargas | Win | UD | 10 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 25 | 5 Dec 2021 | Gervonta Davis | Loss | UD | 12 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBA (Regular) lightweight title |
| 26 | 16 Apr 2022 | Yuriorkis Gamboa | Win | TKO | 5 (10), 1:32 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title |
| 27 | 4 Sep 2022 | Eduardo Ramirez | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:27 | Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Silver lightweight title |
| 28 | 29 Jul 2023 | Giovanni Cabrera | Win | SD | 12 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC Silver lightweight title; Won vacant WBO Latino lightweight title |
| 29 | 30 Mar 2024 | Rolando Romero | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 0:56 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBA super lightweight title |
| 30 | 3 Aug 2024 | José Valenzuela | Loss | SD | 12 | BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA super lightweight title |
| 31 | 1 Feb 2025 | Angel Fierro | Win | UD | 10 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Neveda, U.S. |
| 32 | 19 Jul 2025 | Omar Salcido | Win | UD | 10 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Neveda, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC interim super lightweight title |
| 33 | 6 Dec 2025 | Lamont Roach Jr. | Draw | MD | 12 | Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC interim super lightweight title |
| 34 | 19 Sep 2026 | Nestor Bravo | Win | KO | 6 (12), 1:30 | Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC interim super lightweight title |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBA super lightweight title March 30, 2024 – August 3, 2024 (won from Rolando Romero; lost to José Valenzuela); WBC interim super lightweight title July 19, 2025 – present (won from Omar Salcido; retained in a draw with Lamont Roach Jr. and by KO over Nestor Bravo)
- 5 Dec 2021 vs Gervonta Davis: For WBA (Regular) lightweight title
- 16 Apr 2022 vs Yuriorkis Gamboa: Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
- 4 Sep 2022 vs Eduardo Ramirez: Won vacant WBC Silver lightweight title
- 29 Jul 2023 vs Giovanni Cabrera: Retained WBC Silver lightweight title; Won vacant WBO Latino lightweight title
- 30 Mar 2024 vs Rolando Romero: Won WBA super lightweight title
- 3 Aug 2024 vs José Valenzuela: Lost WBA super lightweight title
- 19 Jul 2025 vs Omar Salcido: Won vacant WBC interim super lightweight title
- 6 Dec 2025 vs Lamont Roach Jr.: Retained WBC interim super lightweight title
- 19 Sep 2026 vs Nestor Bravo: Retained WBC interim super lightweight title
Photo: Louisp12 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Featured image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Issac_Cruz.webp
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-28.
