Carlos Teo Cruz boxer
- bouts
- 57
- won
- 42
- lost
- 13
- draw
- 2
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- lightweight
- Debut
- 1959-10-23
- Height
- 5′ 6½″/169cm
- Reach
- 68″/173cm
- Age
- 32
- Born
- 1937-11-24
- Death
- 1970-02-15
- Nationality
- Dominican Republic
For the basketball player with a similar name, see Teófilo CruzCarlos Teo Rosario Cruz (November 4, 1937 – February 15, 1970) was a boxer from the Dominican Republic. Cruz was world lightweight champion from 1968 to 1969.Cruz claimed he didn't put on his first pair of boxing gloves until his 20th birthday. He fought as an amateur from 1957 to 1959, posting a 14–3 record.Cruz's father, Francisco Rosario Almonte was an army officer in the Dominican military. Cruz met his wife, Mildred Ortiz in the town of Río Piedras in Puerto Rico. They were married in 1961 when Ortiz was 24 years old. Cruz had two children.Cruz's younger brother, Leo Cruz, went on to become a world champion.citation neededHe started his career as a professional boxer with a loss, being defeated by decision in eight rounds by Juan José Jiménez, October 23 of 1959 in Santo Domingo. His first win came on December 3 of that year, also in Santo Domingo, with a ten-round decision win over Rafael Acevedo.
| Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-01-17 | Benito Juarez | DWWWLL | La Cancha Country Club, San Juan | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1969-10-20 | Victor Melendez | WWWWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1969-10-03 | Len Kesey | WWWDLW | Country Club Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1969-08-09 | Grady Ponder | WLWLWW | San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1969-02-18 | Mando Ramos | WWWLWW | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1968-12-19 | Hidemori Tsujimoto | WWWLWD | Korakuen Hall | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1968-09-27 | Mando Ramos | WWLWWW | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1968-06-29 | Carlos Ortiz | DWWWWW | Estadio Quisqueya, Santo Domingo | WIN Split-decision |
| 1968-04-15 | Julio Viera | LWWLWW | Country Club Arena, San Juan | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1968-03-03 | Johnny Bean | LWLLLW | Santo Domingo | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1968-01-01 | Chris Fernandez | WWWWWW | Kingston | WIN KO |
| 1967-12-11 | Kennedy Clark | DWLLLW | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1967-06-23 | Grady Ponder | WLWWLW | Santo Domingo | WIN Points |
| 1967-05-05 | Frankie Narvaez | LWWWWL | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1966-12-12 | Frankie Narvaez | WWLWWW | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | LOST Split-decision |
| 1966-10-01 | Fernand Simard | WWWWWL | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Corner retirement |
| 1966-08-20 | Vicente Milan Derado | DWWLWW | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Split-decision |
| 1966-05-07 | Bunny Grant | WWWLDW | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1966-04-02 | Jaime Valladares | WWWDWL | Plaza de Toros, Quito | DRAW Points |
| 1965-09-04 | Vicente Milan Derado | LLDDWW | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1965-08-14 | Jose Chico Veliz | WWWWWL | Mayaguez | WIN Points |
| 1965-07-06 | Frankie Taylor | WLDWWW | Town Hall, Shoreditch | WIN Points |
| 1965-06-18 | Daniel Berrios | WLWLWL | Caguas | WIN KO |
| 1965-04-03 | Alejandro Parra | LLLDLL | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1965-02-19 | Criscencio Fernandez | DWLWD | D.C. Canegata Stadium, Altona | WIN KO |
| 1964-12-12 | Marcos Morales | WLLLWL | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1964-09-20 | Julio Ruiz | LWWWWW | Estadio Olimpico, Panama City | LOST Majority decision |
| 1964-06-01 | Carlos Hernandez | LWWWWW | Caracas | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1964-03-06 | Gilberto Biondi | WDWWWW | Festival Hall, Melbourne | WIN Points |
| 1964-03-02 | Guizani Rezgui | LLDWWL | Sydney Stadium, Sydney | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1964-02-14 | Graham Dicker | WLWDWL | Festival Hall, Brisbane | LOST Points |
| 1963-11-01 | Vicente Milan Derado | DWWWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Points |
| 1963-07-06 | Johnny Bean | WWLLWL | San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1963-03-02 | George Foster | WW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
| 1963-02-05 | Roland Kellem | WLWWWW | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1963-01-12 | Calvin Woodland | WWWW | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Points |
| 1962-12-18 | Candy Parilla | WWWD | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens | WIN Points |
| 1962-11-24 | Freddie Jackson | WLWLLW | Gladiators' Arena, Totowa | DRAW Points |
| 1962-09-14 | Sammy Burgess | WWWWWW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1962-06-01 | Alejandro Gonzalez | debut | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1962-02-17 | Rafael Acevedo | LW | Santo Domingo | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1962-01-15 | Jose Aneiro | LWW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1961-10-17 | Lionel Rivera | LWWLLD | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1961-08-29 | Daniel Berrios | WWDWWW | Channel 11 Studio, San Juan | LOST Points |
| 1961-08-26 | Gerardo Clemente | LLLWLL | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1961-05-26 | Vernon Lynch | LDLWWW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | LOST Points |
| 1961-02-24 | Daniel Berrios | DLDWWW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | LOST |
| 1960-11-25 | Gerardo Clemente | LLLLW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1960-09-16 | Daniel Berrios | WWDLDW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | LOST Split-decision |
| 1960-09-02 | Lionel Rivera | WWWLWW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Points |
| 1960-07-05 | Marcos Morales | WWLLWW | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | LOST Split-decision |
| 1960-06-11 | Bob Ashford | debut | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN KO |
| 1960-05-29 | Estaquio Gonzalez | WL | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1960-05-06 | Daniel Berrios | WWWL | Sixto Escobar Stadium, San Juan | LOST Points |
| 1960-03-26 | Jesus M Serrano | WWWW | Coliseo San Rafael, Santo Domingo | WIN Points |
| 1959-12-03 | Rafael Acevedo | debut | Santo Domingo | WIN Points |
| 1959-10-23 | Juan Jimenez | debut | Santo Domingo | LOST Points |