Christina Cruz


Christina Cruz is an American professional boxer who has challenged for the IBF female flyweight title. As an amateur she won two World Championship bronze medals.

Career

A seven-time national amateur champion and record-setting 10-time New York Golden Gloves winner, Cruz won bronze medals in the 54kg category at the 2012 and 2016 Women's World Boxing Championships.
Having failed to make the United States team for three Olympics, she was approached to represent Puerto Rico, qualifying through family ties, at the 2020 Tokyo Games and won the trials to secure a spot, only for the event to be postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the Olympics were rescheduled for 2021, a new qualification criteria was put in place and Cruz missed out.
She turned professional in 2021, making her debut in the paid ranks at The Theater at [Madison Square Garden|Madison Square Garden Theater] on 3 August that year, defeating Indeya Smith via majority decision over four rounds.
With a perfect record of six wins from six pro-fights, Cruz challenged IBF female flyweight champion Gabriela Fundora at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, on 27 January 2024. She lost by stoppage in the 10th and final round.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
7Loss6–1Gabriela FundoraTKO10, 0:5921 June 2025Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, U.SFor the IBF female flyweight title
6Win1–0Josefina VegaUD610 October 2023Sony Hall, New York, U.S
5Win5–0Nancy FrancoUD810 August 2023Sony Hall, New York, U.S
4Win4–0Amy SalinasUD820 January 2023Kissimmee Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S
3Win3–0Maryguenn VellingaUD411 June 2022Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, U.S
2Win2–0Maryguenn VellingaUD627 November 2021Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, U.S
1Win1–0Indeya SmithMD43 August 2021Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, U.S