Santa Cruz: I Want To Unify With Lomachenko, Try To Beat Him!
Coming off his fifth round stoppage of Kiko Martinez this past weekend, WBA featherweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18KOs) is looking to go big game hunting.
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Leo Santa Cruz improves CompuBox Categorical Leaders Position
Leo Santa Cruz moved to #2 on the CompuBox Plus/Minus list after his dazzling +25.3 performance vs. Kiko Martinez. Santa Cruz also closed the gap on Avg. Punch Per Round leader Roman Gonzalez after averaging 114 thrown per round vs. Martinez.
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CompuBox: Santa Cruz-Martinez - Over 1K Punches in 5 Rounds
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz defended his WBA Featherweight World Championship in convincing fashion on Saturday night, knocking down Kiko “Sensación” Martinez twice in the first round, then ending it on a barrage of punches as the fight was called at 2:09 in the fifth round in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
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Video: Frampton, McGuigan Target Leo Santa Cruz Clash
NEW YORK – IBF 122-pound world champion Carl Frampton unified the super bantamweight division with a split decision victory over WBA titlist Scott Quigg Saturday on SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL from Manchester, England.
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Leo Santa Cruz: I'll Fight Carl Frampton Whenever He is Ready!
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz defended his WBA Featherweight World Championship in convincing fashion on Saturday night, knocking down Kiko “Sensación” Martinez twice in the first round, then ending it on a barrage of punches as the fight was called at 2:09 in the fifth round in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
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Leo Santa Cruz Batters Game Kiko Martinez In Five Rounds
Leo Santa Cruz picked up the first defense of his featherweight title, stopping a game Kiko Martinez in five rounds Saturday evening at Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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Leo Santa Cruz-Kiko Martinez: CompuBox Historical Review
Leo Santa Cruz not only throws--he lands. He has a +14.7 plus/minus rating, #3 among all champ. caliber fighters. He's in the top 5 in offensive punching categories, while opponents land just 24.3% of their total punches- 6.5% lower than CompuBox avg. 15.2 of Kiko Martinez's 18.7 landed punches (81%) are power shots, so he'll have to get close to do damage and pay a price in doing so. Martinez can be touched--opponents (Quigg, Frampton I & II, Hasegawa, Romero & Marchiano) landed 35.9% of their power shots.
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Photos: Leo Santa Cruz-Kiko Martinez, Ceja-Ruiz on Point
LOS ANGELES - The weights are in, as former world champion Kiko "Sensacion" Martinez (35-6-0, 26 KOs) will challenge undefeated WBA Featherweight World Champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday, Feb. 27 live on SHOWTIME® (7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. In the co-feature Mexican warrior Julio Ceja (30-1, 27 KOs) meets Hugo Ruiz 35-3, 31 KOs) in a long-awaited Super Bantamweight World Title rematch.
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Santa Cruz Admits Pressure To Match Frampton/Quigg With KO
Unbeaten Leo Santa Cruz is looking for a "spectacular" display in his World Boxing Association featherweight title defence against Kiko Martinez on Saturday that could put him in line for a title unification bout.
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Photos: Santa Cruz vs. Martinez, Ceja vs. Ruiz Final Presser
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz and Kiko “Sensacion” Martinez went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before their featherweight world title showdown on Saturday, Feb. 27 live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT) from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
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