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Roberto Cruz vs Shigemasa Kawakami — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Roberto Cruz

Shigemasa Kawakami

Roberto Cruz (29-12-3) and Shigemasa Kawakami (1-0 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.

Cruz

29

Wins12 KO · 41%

12

Losses

3

Draws41 tracked bouts

Kawakami

Tracked record

1–0

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

Kawakami leads 1–0

Roberto Cruz and Shigemasa Kawakami have met 1 time; Kawakami leads 1–0.

Roberto Cruz and Shigemasa Kawakami have met 1 time; Kawakami leads 1–0.
Met1962Apr 7Series
Roberto CruzFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Shigemasa KawakamiFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultKOR31Meeting

The Numbers

Cruz 2 · Kawakami 4 of 6 measurable rows
CruzKawakami
Record†
29-12-31-0 (edge)
Win %0–100%
69.3%
100% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 12
12 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable
41.38%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
44%
100% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 3
3
0 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
3.3—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 41
41
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
Roberto Cruz: 5′10″
Shigemasa Kawakami: No height on file
Agenot held
Roberto Cruz: 84
Shigemasa Kawakami: No date of birth
Stance
Roberto Cruz: Orthodox
Shigemasa Kawakami: Not recorded

Roberto Cruz left, Shigemasa Kawakami right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Roberto Cruz27 wins · from 41 tracked bouts

Roberto Cruz: 27 tracked wins — 12 by KO/TKO (44%) and 15 on the cards (56%). Counted from 41 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

12 by KO/TKO 44%15 on the cards 56%

Shigemasa Kawakami1 win · from 1 tracked bout

Shigemasa Kawakami: 1 tracked win — 1 by KO/TKO (100%). Counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Roberto Cruz 41, Shigemasa Kawakami 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

Roberto Cruz last boxed on Sep 28, 1968 — 21,213 days ago. Cruz had lost two straight, after one straight win.WDWLL

Penalosa Jul 1966Penalosa Oct 1966Narita Sep 1967Fuji Apr 1968Pedranza Sep 19683.3 tracked bouts per year

Shigemasa Kawakami last boxed on Apr 7, 1962 — 23,579 days ago. Kawakami had won once, the most recent against Roberto Cruz.W

Cruz Apr 1962

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Roberto Cruz and Shigemasa Kawakami ever fought each other?
Yes. Roberto Cruz and Shigemasa Kawakami met once on April 7, 1962, and Shigemasa Kawakami won by KO in round 3.
The meeting

LApr 7, 1962 · Kawakami · KO R3

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Cruz or Kawakami?
Roberto Cruz is 29-12-3 and Shigemasa Kawakami is 1-0 across the 1 bout Kill The Body has tracked. Shigemasa Kawakami has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Cruz29–12–369.3%

Kawakami1–0100%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Cruz or Kawakami?
Roberto Cruz has 12 knockout wins and Shigemasa Kawakami has 1. Roberto Cruz has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Cruz1241.4%

Kawakami1

The Numbers ↓
Do Cruz and Kawakami have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Roberto Cruz and Shigemasa Kawakami have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Cruz and Kawakami?
This comparison is drawn from 41 bouts tracked for Roberto Cruz and 1 bout tracked for Shigemasa Kawakami. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Cruz41bouts

Kawakami1bout

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