Friday 15 July 2016
Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
commission: Florida State Boxing Commission
promoter: Tuto Zabala Jr (All Star Boxing)
Orlando Cruz 23 4 1
vs
Alejandro Valdez 26 7 2
Super Featherweight
WBO NABO super featherweight title
Joebert Alvarez 15 1 1
vs
Miguel Cartagena 14 3 0
Flyweight
Luis Olivares 11 0 0
vs
Efrain Cruz 4 0 1
Lightweight
Jovan Perez 3 1 0
vs
Jonathan Cruz debut
Welterweight
Anthony Arvelo Jr 1 0 0
vs
Travis Taylor debut
Super Welterweight
Cruz has always been overrated. He managed to jump start his career publicity-wise by playing the gay card but he's never been more than a second or 3rd-tier fighter. Not surprised if it's over for him as far as being any kind of a TV draw, but you never know...he may be able to ride the gay sympathy thing for a few more years.
crusader wrote:I don't think he's generally been considered more than a second or third tier fighter.
Agreed...the gay thing just got him some first-tier publicity for a while. If it wasnt for the gay thing he probably wouldnt have gotten a shot at Salido for a vacant world title.
Best Coast wrote:Cruz has always been overrated. He managed to jump start his career publicity-wise by playing the gay card but he's never been more than a second or 3rd-tier fighter. Not surprised if it's over for him as far as being any kind of a TV draw, but you never know...he may be able to ride the gay sympathy thing for a few more years.
If it encourages any athletes or even non athletes to come out then it will have been worth it,he might not be a world beater but neither are 70% of world title challengers so he's hardly rare in that sense
