Overview
- The bout headlines at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, with the card starting at 7:00 p.m. Mexico City time and ring walks expected around 10:00 p.m.
- Coverage in Mexico is on Azteca 7 and ESPN, with streaming on Disney+, and U.S. distribution via PBC pay-per-view on Amazon Prime Video.
- Cruz makes his first defense of the WBC interim belt he won in July against Omar Salcido.
- The Mexican enters at 28-3-1 with 18 knockouts and holds top-10 rankings at 140 pounds, while Roach moves up in weight as a former WBA super featherweight titleholder with a 25-1-2 record and 10 knockouts.
- Roach's profile rose after a contentious draw with Gervonta Davis in March, and the undercard features Stephen Fulton vs. O'Shaquie Foster and Erislandy Lara vs. Johan González in title fights.