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CompuBox Stats: Leo Santa Cruz Brutal in TKO Win

•May 6, 2013

Leo Santa Cruz landed 57 body shots- nearly 25% of his punches landed. Santa Cruz had a 135-26 edge in power shots landed over the last three rounds.

Video: Leo Santa Cruz on His Win, What's Next

BoxingScene Staff

•May 5, 2013

Ryan Burton catches up with super bantamweight contender Leo Santa Cruz to discuss his recent win and what he wants to do next.

Leo Santa Cruz Beats Down Munoz For TKO Victory

Rick Reeno

•May 4, 2013

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Leo Santa Cruz (24-0-1, 14KOs) made his super bantamweight debut and beat down two-time super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz (36-5, 28KOs) for a fifth round TKO win. Santa Cruz wins the vacant NABF super bantamweight championship.

CompuBox Historical Review: Leo Santa Cruz vs. Munoz

CompuBox

•May 4, 2013

Leo Santa Cruz avg'd nearly 100 punches thrown per round in his last 5 fights (all in 2012). He landed 35 per round-twice the wgt. class avg. He also landed 46% of his power shots- bolstered by a nasty body attack. Munoz is super busy as well- but lands only one of every five punches thrown. Munoz opponents landed 42% of their power shots. Santa Cruz has a +15 plus/minus rating- #3 among active fighters.

CompuBox Fight Analysis: Leo Santa Cruz vs. Munoz

CompuBox

•May 4, 2013

It's fitting that the prolific punching Leo Santa Cruz's 2012 campaign was built on volume. In five fights, he stuffed a four round TKO win over Alejandro Hernandez, won the vacant IBF title against Vusi Malinga and squeezed in three title defenses -- two of which were held just 35 days apart -- before vacating at year's end. For some fighters that represents a three-year stretch but Santa Cruz wasn't the worse for wear. On Saturday Santa Cruz begins a more sedate 2013 season by making his 122-pound debut against former two-time 115-pound titlist Alexander Munoz, a 34-year-old veteran who created a splash by scoring 23 straight KOs to start his career, then switched to a volume-punching approach to navigate the sport's top levels.

Video: Mares vs. Ponce, Love-Rosado Final Presser

BoxingScene Staff

•May 2, 2013

Ryan Burton catches the final press conference to the Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard to Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero. Abner Mares moves up to the featherweight division to challenge WBC champion Daniel Ponce De Leon. J'Leon Love battles Gabe Rosado in a middleweight clash, and former champion Leo Santa Cruz moves up the super bantamweight division to face veteran Alexander Munoz.

Video: Alexander Munoz Ready To Shock Leo Santa Cruz

BoxingScene Staff

•May 2, 2013

Fyan Burton catches up with Super bantamweight Alexander Munoz, who says he is ready to shock Leo Santa Cruz.

Video: Leon Santa Cruz Open Workout For Munoz

BoxingScene Staff

•May 2, 2013

Ryan Burton catches the open workout for former champion Leo Santa Cruz, who makes his super bantamweight debut on the Mayweather-Guerrero undercard.

Video: Mares is Ready For War, Plus Workout Photos

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 12, 2013

Ernest Gabion catches up with former two division world champon Abner Mares to discuss his upcoming fight with WBC featherweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon. Also present at the open workout, Ponce De Leon and former bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz. Mares vs. Ponce De Leon, plus Santa Cruz, will appear on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero Showtime pay-per-view.