The Ring’s Mike Coppinger first reported the news on the latest episode of “Inside The Ring,” which streamed Monday on DAZN. Venues in Arizona and San Diego are two potential locations for their 140-pound bout.

Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KOs), who holds the WBC interim super lightweight title, last fought to a majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr. on December 6 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The 28-year-old Cruz, of Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, previously held the WBA 140-pound title, winning it with an eighth-round stoppage of Rolando “Rolly” Romero in March 2024.

Cruz lost his first title defense by split decision against Jose Valenzuela in August 2024.

Coincidentally, Bravo’s handlers were in negotiations to fight Romero before Romero (17-2, 13 KOs) secured a higher-profile fight against Teofimo Lopez (22-2, 13 KOs) on August 22 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Romero will make his first defense of the WBA welterweight title he won when he upset Ryan Garcia by unanimous decision in May 2025.

Bravo (24-1, 17 KOs) is coming off a second-round knockout of Pedro Campa on January 10 in New York. The Arecibo, Puerto Rico, native’s impressive victory over Mexico’s Campa (37-5-1, 25 KOs) is considered a strong candidate for “Knockout of the Year.”

The 32-year-old Bravo suffered the lone loss of his career one fight prior, a split-decision defeat to battled-tested Xolisani Ndongeni in March 2025.

South Africa’s Ndongeni (34-8, 20 KOs) has lost to Devin Haney, Ernesto Mercado, Arnold Barboza Jr. and Raymond Muratalla in his career.