 On January 17, 1992, Cruz began his professional career, beating fellow Mexican debutant Manuel Morales with a second round knockout on the undercard of a bill headed by Tomas Valdez in Monterrey, Mexico.After racking up 24 fights with 21 wins and 11 knockouts in just over tens years, Cruz faced Francisco Dianzo for the WBC Continental Americas featherweight title.Cruz overcame Dianzo in the eleventh round about would beat him again in 2005 with a 6th-round knockout.