BoxRec

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

Medhi Hassan debut
vsCarlos Zevallos debut
Heavyweight

Chasity Martin 2 0 0
vs
Ivana Coleman 1 6 0
Featherweight

Moises Carasquillo Jr 8 1 0
vs
TBA
Middleweight







EVENT POSTER






Cruz used to be pretty exciting to watch. I remember when he scored that KO fo the Year contender a few years back.


And this one vs Miranda.


Cruz has been kept active since his 2 back to back losses vs decent opposition who he defeated.


Valdez shouldn't be a problem at this point. He is cashing out vs Cruz...



More card details & highlights here:
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Full Card Highlights (lots of brutal action on this one):
http://www.the13thround.com/phpBB2/view ... 7#p1709187

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Cruz has scored some nice KO's for a guy not generally thought of as a puncher.

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.

I don't think he's generally been considered more than a second or third tier fighter.

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

Isn't that the queer guy?