| CRUZ REATAINS TITLE! |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Sunday, 12 July 2009 | |
IBF featherweight champion Cristóbal “Lacandón” Cruz (39-11-1, 23 KOs) retained his title by unanimous decision over Jorge “Colorado” Solís (37-2-2, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Palenque de la Feria in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. Scores were 114-110, 113-110 and 113-111 for Cruz, who avenged a 2003 loss to Solís. Banner Promotions president Art Pelullo said, “We want to congratulate Cristobal on his sensational win and tell him how proud of him we all are at Banner Promotions. The event drew 7,000 enthusiastic fans and was a huge success. 
“This was Cristobal’s third world title fight, and he’s been the underdog in all three. The odds were 4 to 1 against him this time, but once again he gave a tremendous performance and proved the oddsmakers wrong. “We also want to thank everyone in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez and the state of Chiapas who helped make this event so successful, with a special acknowledgement to the Governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Guerrero.” 
Pictured from left to right, President of Banner Promotions Arthur Pelullo, IBF Featherweight World Champion Cristobal Cruz, Governor of Chiapas Juan Sabines Guerrero, Mexico and Cruz’ manager-trainer Pedro Moran. FIGHT GALLERY - Click on image to view!                               |
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