Isaac Cruz Stops Nestor Bravo to Retain Interim WBC Title
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz knocked out Nestor Bravo at 1:30 of the sixth round on September 19, 2026, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego. Cruz retained the interim WBC super lightweight title.
A sixth-round finish
Cruz dropped Bravo in the opening round and continued applying pressure. A left hook produced the decisive knockdown in round six, ending the contest at 1:30.
The WBC recorded Cruz’s post-fight record as 29–3–2 with 19 knockouts. The result was a knockout title defense, not a decision or a title change.
A San Diego boxing card
The event also featured Marco Verde’s fifth-round stoppage of Guillermo Hernandez. That was a separate middleweight result on the same September 19 program.
The WBC report and Premier Boxing Champions event page confirm the title status, venue and result. Any future unification or challenger would require a separate announcement.
PBC’s event materials list the San Diego card and its full results. Verde stopped Hernandez in round five on the undercard, while Cruz’s interim title defense was a separate bout that went into the sixth round.
WBC coverage recorded the final result and Cruz’s updated record. The sixth-round knockout followed an opening-round knockdown, but Bravo recovered long enough to continue into the later rounds.
The WBC report also records the bout as an interim title defense, rather than an undisputed championship fight.
Sources
- WBC Boxing
- Premier Boxing Champions
- Bedlam, Mayhem, then Diadem, as Isaac "Pitbull" Cruz KO’s Néstor Bravo in San Diego – World Boxing Council
- PBC Fight Night – Pitbull vs Bravo & Ramos vs Nursultanov
