Leo Santa Cruz

WBA could order Santa Cruz vs. Mares fight

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By Jim Dower: The World Boxing Association are reportedly on the verge of ordering a fight between WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) and WBA World featherweight champion Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15 KOs) in a move to narrow down the WBA’s titles in each weight class.

The WBA currently has two champions at 126 with Santa Cruz holding the WBA Super title and Mares possessing the WBA World [regular] belt. According to Fight News, the WBA could order the Santa Cruz-Mares fight within a week unless Santa Cruz is able to negotiate a third fight with Carl Frampton, who he recently beat by a 12 round majority decision on January 28.

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Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton 3 unlikely for Belfast

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By Scott Gilfoid: If Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) wants a third fight against WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs), then he’s probably going to need to agree to fight him in a neutral venue, because his father Jose Santa Cruz is against the idea of the fight taking place in Frampton’s home city of Belfast, Northern, Ireland.

Jose is worried that if Santa Cruz beats Frampton in Belfast, the judges won’t give him the victory. Jose doesn’t want his son to be potentially robbed of a victory. There are a lot of boxing fans who felt that Santa Cruz was already robbed in his first fight against Frampton when he lost a controversial 12 round majority decision on July 30 last year at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Carl Frampton says next fight will be in Belfast

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By Scott Gilfoid: In a sign of what could be trouble, former two division world champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) is saying that his next fight will absolutely be in his home city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. That’s bad news for the boxing fans that were hoping to see a third fight between Frampton and Santa Cruz, because it’s never a good sign with the loser of a fight suddenly believes that he can call the short.

The last time I checked, Frampton lost the fight to Santa Cruz in their rematch last month on January 28 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Granted, the scoring by the three judges was absolutely dreadful in my opinion, but they at least got the scoring right, which is more than I can say about the scoring for the first fight between Santa Cruz and Frampton last July.

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Quigg wants Santa Cruz or Frampton fights

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By Scott Gilfoid: Former WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (32-1-2, 24 KOs) says he wants either a rematch against Carl Frampton or a title shot against newly crowned WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) in his next fight. Quigg wants either one of those fights.

Quigg is ranked #5 WBC, #8 WBA in the featherweight division after beating Jose Cayetano on December 10 last year to win the vacant WBA International featherweight title in his first fight back since suffering a broken jaw in a 12 round split decision loss to Frampton on February 27 in 2016.

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Should Santa Cruz do Frampton a favor by fighting in Belfast?

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By Scott Gilfoid: Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) lost a close 12 round majority decision last Saturday night to Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Immediately after the fight, Frampton worked hard at urging Santa Cruz to do him a favor by not only giving him another rematch but also agreeing to do it in Belfast, Northern Ireland for their trilogy fight.

Frampton is basically asking Santa Cruz for two favors in one after he already got a big favor from his management by agreeing to fight the first fight in New York, which was in front of a pro-Frampton crowd.

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2017: The Best vs The Best

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By Rameez Haider: Firstly to all the people who have been asking me when my next article would be posted, just want to thank you for appreciating my work and apologize for the delay.

This weekend saw the 2nd installment of the Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz saga. Yet again an amazing effort by both fighters that lead to what was an exceptional fight, with Santa Cruz rightfully just getting the nod to make it 1 a piece.

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Frampton v Santa Cruz II: Review & Analysis

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By Rob Maclean: Leo Santa Cruz was able to edge WBA Super Featherweight world champion Carl Frampton in a highly competitive contest, under the lights of Las Vegas, Nevada. Santa Cruz effectively boxed at range, yet also met Frampton in blistering exchanges, making for an all-round great contest and performance. Frampton showcased his boxing skill and movement yet fell short tactically.

The early rounds saw Santa Cruz use his height and reach, in particular his effective jab. The shorter Frampton struggled to find range as Santa Cruz threw straight shots. and a couple of times hit Frampton when the Northern Irishman believed he was out of range. Frampton adjusted, found a mid-range were he could work, and used his clever head movement to evade oncoming shots.

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Frampton wants Santa Cruz trilogy fight in Belfast

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By Scott Gilfoid: If there’s going to be a third fight between WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) and former two division world champion Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) this year, then it might need to take place in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

That’s where the 29-year-old Frampton says he wants the fight to take place. Frampton lost to Santa Cruz last Saturday night by a 12 round majority decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight was scored 114-114, 115-113 and 115-113. The 29-year-old Frampton admits that he lost the fight, but he says that Santa Cruz stole a lot of rounds by him fighting hard in the last 15 seconds. Frampton saw that as a strategy.

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Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton – Results

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By Scott Gilfoid: Leo Santa Cruz (33-1-1, 18 KOs) showed superb talent in outworking WBA Super World featherweight champion Carl Frampton (23-1, 14 KOs) by a 12 round majority decision on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight was televised by Showtime Championship Boxing in the States.

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Purses: Frampton $1M, Santa Cruz $900K

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By Jim Dower: Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) will be receiving a purse of $1 million for his title defense against former three division world champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) tonight. Santa Cruz will be getting just a little bit less at $900,000, according to Dan Rafael. However, Frampton will almost surely make a lot more from the UK money that brings in. Frampton is very popular in the UK.

This is a good fight. The last time Santa Cruz and Frampton fought in 2016, they had the boxing fans sitting at the edge of their seats with the way the two traded shots. Frampton fought with a lot of energy, and was able to beat Santa Cruz at his own game.

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