At American Bank Center, Corpus, Christi, Texas, Featherweight Ruben Villa IV (22-1, 7 KOs) moved one significant step closer to a second world title shot by decisioning Cristian Cruz (22-7-1, 11 KOs) over 10 rounds to pick up the WBC Silver belt.

Villa scored in the initial rounds with combinations from the outside, while Cruz found success to the body in rounds four and five.

Villa retained control with constant pressure and counters in the final rounds.

The Scores were: 98-92 2x and 97-93.