Jesus Cuellar Hopes Leo Santa Cruz Showdown is Next
Dec 30, 2015 • 7:54 PM ET
By Elisinio Castillo
WBA "regular" featherweight champion Jesus Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs) is hoping for a major fight when he returns in 2016.
The Argentinean puncher started off 2015 by knocking out former champion Vic Darchinyan in June at StubHub Center in Carson, California. He was back in action earlier this month with a twelve round unanimous decision over Jonathan Oquendo at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Cuellar now hopes to get a shot at the newly crowned at the WBA's "super" champion at featherweight, Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17KOs).
The WBA wants the two champions to face each other and Cuellar's team is petitioning the WBA to force Santa Cruz to fight them sooner than later - within nine months of his August 29th title win.
"I'm fine and happy with what has been achieved this year. I'm really looking forward to next year because there great things ahead for me," Cuellar said.
"No date has been given for my next fight. There haven't been any conversations with the people of Santa Cruz or any other opponent for my next fight, but there are a lot of possible names for next year."
"I always count on the people next, like [manager] Sebastian Contursi everyone who supported me throughout my career."
