César Seda Sr., father, trainer and manager of Cesar Seda Jr. (25-2, 17KOs), says that even though his son lost to WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz last Saturday night in San Antonio, he showed he’s ready to be right up there in the elite ranks of boxing. Seda Jr. was defeated by way of a twelve round unanimous decision as part of a Showtime televised quadrupleheader from the Alamodome.
Leo Santa Cruz, bothered somewhat by Cesar Seda's movement, fought at a more measured pace (25 of 69 punches landed per round). Santa Cruz landed an avg. of 8 of 31 jab per round, while Seda landed a respectable 36% of his power shots. Santa Cruz landed an avg. of 36 of 97 punches in his previous six fights.
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas - In a very exciting battle, WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (26-0-1, 15KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Cesar Seda (25-2, 17KOs). The scores were 116-111, 115-112, 117-110. Seda gave as good as he got in the first four rounds, actually slowing down Santa Cruz's usually incredible workrate. During the fifth, Santa Cruz scored a knockdown when he caught Seda pulling out. He wasn't hurt and appeared to be more off-balance. They went toe to toe with hard punches in the eight and it was the first time where Seda appeared to be wearing down. Seda tried picking up the pace and made it a war in the final three rounds but was being outgunned by Santa Cruz.
WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz leads all active fighters with an avg. of 36 of 97 punches landed per round. He also tops with 29 landed power shots per round and 62 thrown per round. Opponents landed just 21% of their total punches, giving Santa Cruz a plus/minus rating of +16, second only to Floyd Mayweather's +24 rating. Seda got off 87 punches per round in his loss to defensive whiz Omar Narvaez. He'll have to land way better than 12% to have any shot against whirlwind Santa Cruz, whose body attack is second to none.
If one were to look for an ‘off’ button on Leo Santa Cruz, it would probably take a long time to locate it. When Santa Cruz steps inside the ring, the 25 year old throws an abundant amount of punches that opponents wonder if they are facing two fighters instead of one. While fight fans enjoy Santa Cruz’s style, those close to him wonder if it is too much too soon for a fighter with a bright future. As much as youth is on Santa Cruz’s side, and it shows with the amount of energy he expends in the ring, the fear of Santa Cruz burning out has been on the forefront within the last year. It is a concern, especially with Santa Cruz wanting to accomplish many goals, which include winning world titles belts at 126 and 130 pounds.
“DANGER ZONE: Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana,” a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila.
Adrien Broner and Marcos Maidana both had plenty of wiggle room making weight for their welterweight title bout, which will headline a card Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio on a show being broadcast on Showtime. Broner came in at 144.4 pounds, while Maidana was 146.2 pounds. “He’s dehydrated!” Broner repeatedly yelled of Maidana after both had stepped on the scales.
"Danger Zone" Weights: Adrien Broner, 144.4 lb vs. Marcos Maidana 146.2 lb – 12 rounds, for Broner's WBA welterweight title Keith Thurman, 145.8 lb vs. Jesus Soto Karass, 146.2 lb - 12 rounds, for Thurman's WBA interim welterweight title Leo Santa Cruz, 121.4 lb vs. Cesar Seda, 121.6 lb - 12 rounds, for Santa Cruz' super bantamweight title Beibut Shumenov, 175 lb vs. Tamas Kovacs, 174.4 lb - 12 rounds, for Shumenov's WBA light heavyweight title.
WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz will stake his undefeated record, and his world title, against Puerto Rican puncher Cesar Seda in a Showtime televised fight from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
“DANGER ZONE: Broner vs. Maidana,” a 12-round fight for Broner's WBA Welterweight World Championship taking place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Leija*Battah Promotions and sponsored by Corona, AT&T, Grudge Match and Casamigos Tequila. In the 12-round co-featured attraction, Keith Thurman will defend his interim WBA Welterweight World Championship against Jesus Soto Karass. Leo Santa Cruz will put his WBC Super Bantamweight World title on the line against Cesar Seda in a 12-round bout and Beibut Shumenov faces Tamas Kovacs in a 12-round clash for Shumenov's WBA Super & IBA Light Heavyweight World titles. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast will air live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and can be heard in Spanish using secondary audio programming (SAP). Preliminary bouts will air live on SHOWTIME EXTREME® at 6:00 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).