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Frampton Still Views Santa Cruz Win As Biggest Of His Career

•May 3, 2020

Winning his first world title in front of an adoring hometown crowd is a moment Carl Frampton will never forget, though trumped ever so slightly by a win on the road to cap the best year of his boxing career. The former three-time champion in two weight classes is on the hunt for a title in a third division, as he waits a crack at reigning junior lightweight titlist Jamel Herring (21-2, 10KOs). Their bout—which remains postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic—was due to take place on June 13 at Windsor Park in Frampton’s hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland which also hosted his 122-pound title-winning 12-round decision of Kiko Martinez in September 2014.

Ellerbe: Gervonta Davis vs. Leo Santa Cruz Will Be Staged Post Pandemic

Manouk Akopyan

•Apr 30, 2020

It’s not a matter of who for Gervonta Davis, but when. Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe told BoxingScene.com in an interview Wednesday that the next time Davis (23-0, 22 KOs) steps into a ring for a prize fight, the opponent standing across from him will be four-division champion Leo Santa Cruz (37-1-1 19 KOs).

Valdez: I Think Everybody Would Love Me & Santa Cruz In Fan-Pleasing Fight

Keith Idec

•Apr 28, 2020

Oscar Valdez has wanted to fight Leo Santa Cruz for quite some time. Like most bouts between boxers represented by Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. (Valdez) and Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (Santa Cruz), it hasn’t happened. Valdez is fully focused on challenging another 130-pound champion, Miguel Berchelt, but beating Berchelt could make a Valdez-Santa Cruz fight more meaningful because it’d be a title unification match if Santa Cruz remains a champion.

Santa Cruz: If Tank Doesn't Want To Fight, My Second Option Is Gary Russell

Jake Donovan

•Apr 27, 2020

Like every other boxer in present day, Leo Santa Cruz is unsure of when he will return to the ring. What he remains certain of, is the short list of high-profile opponents he plans to face once the sport as a whole is given full clearance to resume. The three-division and reigning junior lightweight titlist was on course to defend his current strap versus undefeated former two-time 130-pound champ Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis (currently a secondary lightweight titleholder) atop a Pay-Per-View budgeted for late spring or early summer. The timeframe was forced to shift due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, although such a fight remains his first order of business.

Leo Santa Cruz Fully Focused on Landing Gervonta Davis

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 24, 2020

Leo Santa Cruz recently spoke with World Boxing Association (WBA) President, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, on Instagram Live. The WBA featherweight and super featherweight champion discussed several interesting topics, including his plan to face Gervonta Davis in his next fight.

Ryan Garcia on Lopez, Haney, Davis: 'They Don't Impress Me'

Dan Rafael

•Apr 22, 2020

By Dan Rafael - Although the boxing schedule has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic it has not stopped top lightweight up-and-comer Ryan Garcia from staying in shape, working on his skills and thinking about the big fights that could loom in his future. Garcia, the 2017 ESPN prospect of the year, is hunkered down at a rented house in...

Santa Cruz: My Dad Is Healthy, There With Me To Train For Tank Davis

Jake Donovan

•Apr 17, 2020

Leo Santa Cruz is less concerned these days about when his career—and the sport as a whole—can resume than he is about the health and well-being of his loved ones. At the top of that list is his father and head trainer, Jose Santa Cruz who overcame Stage 3 multiple myeloma— a rare form of cancer which overtakes the plasma cells in bone marrow— but still struggles physically at times.

Leo Santa Cruz: Plan Is To Fight Tank Davis, We're Going To Fight At 130

Jake Donovan

•Apr 16, 2020

Leo Santa Cruz can’t envision any amount of time away from the ring that would prevent him from returning to 130 pounds. It also remains the sticking point for the fight he hopes to still be next in store.

Gervonta Davis, Leo Santa Cruz In Play For June In LA On PPV

Manouk Akopyan

•Mar 15, 2020

The summer schedule in the sweet science is shaping up to be a scintillating one, and it could have a blockbuster scorcher in Tinseltown if everything goes according to plan. Gervonta Davis told BoxingScene.com that he’s in negotiations with Leo Santa Cruz for a fight to take place this June in Los Angeles. The fight could be a pay-per-view on Showtime and take place at the Staples Center, according to two sources aware of the negotiations.

Stevenson Wants Santa Cruz At 130 After Unification Fight With Warrington

Manouk Akopyan

•Mar 12, 2020

Recently crowned featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson is already talking a big game, even though he’s yet to defend the WBO title he won last October in a one-sided beating of Joet Gonzalez. The 22-year-old Stevenson (13-0, 7 KOs) will fight Miguel Marriaga (29-3, 25 KOs) at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York on May 14, and he’s already operating with the mentality of “who’s next?”