Sources: Leo Santa Cruz's Opponent Has Yet To Be Set

By Rick Reeno

Multiple sources with knowledge of the details have advised BoxingScene.com that Leo Santa Cruz's next opponent has yet to be finalized.

Santa Cruz is scheduled to return on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. His fight will open up the pay-per-view portion of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-event.

BoxingScene reported earlier that Santa Cruz (29-0, 17KOs) was likely going to face once-beaten Zsolt Bedak (24-1, 8KOs). Bedak withdrew from a scheduled overseas headliner for this coming Saturday and told local outlets in Hungary that he was facing Santa Cruz on the Mayweather-Pacquiao card in a non-title ten rounder.

From what BoxingScene was told, Bedak was offered the fight and issued a contract to execute - but so were two other candidates. Between the three options being considered, sources indicate that Bedak is not the frontrunner to land the fight.

"I think Bedak's team jumped the gun. He was sent a contract, but so were two other fighters. Leo's opponent will be set in a few days," one source stated to BoxingScene.com.