Orlando Cruz

Orlando Cruz
Statistics
Nickname(s)	El Fenómeno
Rated at	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality	Puerto Rico
Born	(1981-07-01) July 1, 1981[1] Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	25
Wins	20
Wins by KO	10
Losses	4
Draws	1

Orlando Cruz (born July 1, 1981) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Cruz represented Puerto Rico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia.^[2]

Cruz made his professional debut on December 15, 2000, against Alfredo Valdez in Puerto Rico. He was undefeated until 2009, when he lost to Cornelius Lock by TKO. Cruz is currently ranked at No. 4 among featherweights by the World Boxing Organization (WBO).^[3]

On October 4, 2012, Cruz became the first boxer to come out as gay while still active professionally, stating that "I have and will always be a proud Puerto Rican. I have always been and always will be a proud gay man".^[4] He won his first fight since coming out in October 2012.^[5] He was among the first class of inductees into the National Gay and Lesbian Sports Hall of Fame on August 2, 2013.^[6]

Professional record

20 Wins (10 Knockouts), 4 Defeats (3 Knockouts), 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	20–4–1	Gamalier Rodriguez	UD	10	2014-04-19	Bahia Shrine Temple, Orlando, Florida
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	20-3-1	Orlando Salido	TKO	7 (12), 1:05	2013-10-12	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada USA	For vacant WBO Featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20–2–1	Aalan Martinez	TKO	6 (12), 1:19	2013-03-15	Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19–2–1	Jorge Pazos	UD	12	2012-10-19	Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18–2–1	Alejandro Delgado	KO	11 (12), 2:59	2012-02-10	Community Center, Palm Bay, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17–2–1	Michael Franco	KO	1 (12), 2:29	2011-10-14	Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	16–2–1	Daniel Ponce de León	KO	3 (12), 2:37	2010-02-20	Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico	For WBC Latino Featherweight title
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	16–1–1	Cornelius Lock	TKO	5 (10), 2:08	2009-09-19	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBO NABO Featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16–0–1	Leonilo Miranda	KO	5 (10), 0:45	2009-01-16	Million Dollar Elm Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15–0–1	Carlos Guevara	UD	12	2008-03-22	Coliseo José Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey	Won IBA Featherweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14–0–1	Wilfredo Acuna	UD	10	2007-11-17	Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
Draw	13–0–1	Jesús Salvador Pérez	D	4	2007-06-22	Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13–0	Armando Córdoba	UD	8	2007-05-11	Champion Sport Complex, Orlando, Florida
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12–0	Ricardo Medina	UD	6	2007-04-07	Shrine Mosque, Springfield, Missouri
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11–0	Francisco Huerta	TKO	1 (10)	2007-03-10	Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium, Ponce
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10–0	Juan Ramón Cruz	TD	9 (10)	2006-11-11	Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9–0	Ricardo Barrera	KO	1 (8)	2006-06-17	Pedrín Zorrilla Coliseum, Hato Rey
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8–0	Pedro Rincón Miranda	UD	8 (8)	2006-04-01	Mario Morales Coliseum, Guaynabo
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7–0	Osvaldo Cedeño	UD	6 (6)	2005-12-17	Tomás Dones Coliseum, Fajardo
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6–0	Michael Connolly	UD	4 (4)	2005-08-26	Thunderbird Wild West Casino, Norman, Oklahoma
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5–0	Javier Hernández	UD	4 (4)	2004-11-19	Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4–0	Alberto Cepeda	TKO	2 (4)	2002-06-22	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3–0	Willie Thomas	TKO	5 (6)	2001-07-21	Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum, Bayamón
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2–0	Eugenio Ventura	KO	2	2001-04-19	Diamond Palace Hotel, Condado
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Alfredo Valdez	KO	1	2000-12-15	Carolina	Professional debut

See also

• List of Puerto Rican boxing world champions

References