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Luisito Espinosa vs Ruben La Cruz — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Luisito Espinosa

🇳🇱NETHERLANDS

Ruben La Cruz

Luisito Espinosa (47-13) and Ruben La Cruz (0-1 across 1 tracked bout) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Espinosa

47

Wins26 KO · 55%

13

Losses

0

Draws60 tracked bouts

Cruz

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Espinosa leads 1–0

Luisito Espinosa and Ruben La Cruz have met 1 time; Espinosa leads 1–0.

Luisito Espinosa and Ruben La Cruz have met 1 time; Espinosa leads 1–0.
Met1987Feb 7Series
Luisito EspinosaFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Ruben La CruzFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKO1Meeting

The Numbers

Espinosa 4 · Cruz 1 of 5 measurable rows
EspinosaCruz
Record†
47-13 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
78.3% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 26
26 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
55.32%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
55%—
Times stopped‡max 7
7
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 2
2 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
2.9—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 60
60
1

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Luisito Espinosa: 5′7″
Ruben La Cruz: No height on file
Reachnot held
Luisito Espinosa: 69″
Ruben La Cruz: No reach on file
Age12 yrs apart
Luisito Espinosa: 59
Ruben La Cruz: 71
Stance
Luisito Espinosa: Orthodox
Ruben La Cruz: Not recorded

Luisito Espinosa left, Ruben La Cruz right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Luisito Espinosa47 wins · from 60 tracked bouts

Luisito Espinosa: 47 tracked wins — 26 by KO/TKO (55%), 19 on the cards (40%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 60 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

26 by KO/TKO 55%19 on the cards 40%2 by another method or unrecorded 4%

Ruben La Cruz0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

Ruben La Cruz: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Cruz yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Luisito Espinosa 60, Ruben La Cruz 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Luisito Espinosa last boxed on Feb 18, 2005 — 7,921 days ago. Espinosa had lost two straight, after one straight win.WLWLL

Beleno May 2002Raheem Oct 2002Pérez May 2003Navarro Jul 2004Cruz Feb 20052.9 tracked bouts per year

Ruben La Cruz last boxed on Feb 7, 1987 — 14,507 days ago. Cruz had lost the most recent, to Luisito Espinosa.L

Espinosa Feb 1987

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Luisito Espinosa and Ruben La Cruz ever fought each other?
Yes. Luisito Espinosa and Ruben La Cruz met once on February 7, 1987, and Luisito Espinosa won by KO.
The meeting

WFeb 7, 1987 · Espinosa · KO

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Espinosa or Cruz?
Luisito Espinosa is 47-13 and Ruben La Cruz is 0-1 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Luisito Espinosa has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Espinosa47–1378.3%

Cruz0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Espinosa or Cruz?
Luisito Espinosa has 26 knockout wins and Ruben La Cruz has 0. Luisito Espinosa has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Espinosa2655.3%

Cruz0

The Numbers ↓
Do Espinosa and Cruz have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Luisito Espinosa and Ruben La Cruz have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Espinosa and Cruz?
This comparison is drawn from 60 bouts tracked for Luisito Espinosa and 1 bout tracked for Ruben La Cruz. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Espinosa60bouts

Cruz1bout

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