Leo Santa Cruz: record, next fight and profile →
Carl Frampton is hoping to "go for a pint" with Leo Santa Cruz in Las Vegas on Saturday - but only after retaining his WBA world featherweight title. The two-weight world champion defeated Santa Cruz on a majority decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in July to win the belt.
Last year represented the best 12 months of Carl Frampton’s career. The unbeaten Belfast boxer became a two-weight world champion by beating former three-division title-holder Leo Santa Cruz in their featherweight championship match July 30 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Five months earlier, Frampton edged England’s Scott Quigg by split decision to capture a second title in the super bantamweight division.
By Keith Idec - Carl Frampton remembers how proud Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. was of what he had done. The fatigued fighters were sitting together in an El Paso, Texas, hotel a few hours after they had gone 12 hard rounds against each other. Northern Ireland’s Frampton and Mexico’s Gonzalez were from different wor...
Los Angeles - Unbeaten Carl Frampton believes he has the edge as he seeks to reprise his dazzling 2016 victory over Leo Santa Cruz when the two meet again Saturday for Frampton's World Boxing Association featherweight world title in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS - Undefeated featherweight world champion Carl Frampton and former three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring for their highly anticipated rematch that headlines a Premier Boxing Champions event this Saturday, January 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME.
The only thing that would be better for Leo Santa Cruz than facing Carl Frampton in Las Vegas would be if their rematch took place in the Los Angeles area. Santa Cruz still will feel far more comfortable fighting Frampton again Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas than he was when they boxed July 30 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. That wasn’t exactly a hometown fight for Frampton, either, but Frampton estimated about 1,500 fans from his native Northern Ireland and Ireland traveled to New York for that bout, which numerous Irish-Americans also attended.
Carl Frampton Two Part Media Interview - LAS VEGAS - Fight week officially kicked-off Wednesday with fighter grand arrivals and media workouts before the Premier Boxing Champions event this Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME.
Photos of Grand Arrivals - LAS VEGAS - Fight week officially kicked-off Wednesday with fighter grand arrivals and media workouts before the Premier Boxing Champions event this Saturday, January 28 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on SHOWTIME.
Lee Selby realizes he has been placed on the Carl Frampton-Leo Santa Cruz undercard for a distinct reason. If the Welsh featherweight wins his fight against Argentina’s Jonathan Barros on Saturday night in Las Vegas, he’ll become an obvious opponent for the Frampton-Santa Cruz winner. Northern Ireland’s Frampton told BoxingScene.com last month that if he defeats Santa Cruz again, he’d like to face Selby in a 126-pound title unification fight at Belfast’s Windsor Park, an outdoor soccer stadium in Frampton’s hometown.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Leo Santa Cruz is seeing triple. The California-based Mexican is coming off the first loss of a decade-long career and is still days away from a chance at revenge, but the idea of a rubber match has already crossed his mind. He’ll meet conqueror Carl Frampton on Saturday in Las Vegas with des...