Leo Santa Cruz: record, next fight and profile →
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Leo Santa Cruz has his eyes on bigger prizes. But before he gets to them, he’s got at least one more small objective. A former two-division title-holder before rising to featherweight, Santa Cruz will risk his latest crown against another rising commodity – 122-pound claimant Carl Frampton...
LOS ANGELES – Two of the most popular Los Angeles-based fighters, featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former two-division champion Mikey Garcia, took part in a media workout on Tuesday at City of Angels Boxing Club in Los Angeles, Calif. as they prepare to make a cross-country trip to Brooklyn for their respective Saturday, July 30 showdowns at Barclays Center and live on SHOWTIME®.
Leo Santa Cruz Interview - Former two-division world champion Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since January of 2014 when he takes on Elio Rojas (24-2, 14KOs) in the co-main event of the July 30 Showtime card at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
New Rochelle, NY, Tuesday, July 12 -- Ireland’s sensational, undefeated champion boxer Carl “The Jackal” Frampton is training in New Rochelle, New York, for his July 30 featherweight championship bout at Barclays Center. Westchester County Executive Robert J. Astorino welcomed him to the county by declaring July 12, “Carl Frampton Appreciation Day” and presented a proclamation to the Belfast, Northern Ireland-native at Champs Boxing Club in New Rochelle.
Carl Frampton says he is determined to create a "legacy" by defeating Leo Santa Cruz to become a two-weight world champion. Frampton (22-0-14KOs) will challenge Santa Cruz (33-0-1 18KOs) for the WBA featherweight strap at the Barclays Center in New York on July 30.
Carl Frampton is planning to bring an army with him on July 30th, when he moved up in weight to challenge WBA featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz taking in a Showtime televised main event from Barclays Center in New York.
BROOKLYN - Undefeated Irish star Carl Frampton was officially welcomed to the United States and New York City Thursday by former world champion and Brooklyn-native Paulie Malignaggi before Frampton held a media workout at Gleason's Gym as he prepares for his matchup with featherweight world champion Leo Santa Cruz taking place Saturday, July 30 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center.
Carl Frampton will fly to New York on Monday as he continues his preparation for this WBA Featherweight World title clash with Leo Santa Cruz. The Tigers Bay fighter will challenge the unbeaten Mexican for his belt in the Barclays Center in New York on July 30 hoping to become a two weight world champion. Frampton says he wanted to get to the USA in good time to get ready for the biggest fight of his career.
Leo Santa Cruz will look to exploit Carl Frampton's 'weak chin' when the two unbeaten featherweights clash in New York on July 30. Mexican Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18KOs) - also a world champion at 118 and 122 pounds - defends his WBA world title against the Belfast man, who has moved up to 126lbs from super-bantamweight after his unification title win over Bury's Scott Quigg back in February.
WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18KOs) is training hard for the biggest fight of his career, when he defends his title against Belfast superstar Carl Frampton (22-0, 14KOs) on July 30th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.