Leo Santa Cruz vs. Carl Frampton on July 30

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BROOKLYN (June 14, 2016) – Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Saturday, July 30 in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast begins live on SHOWTIME® at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets for the live event, which is promoted by DiBella Entertainment in association with Cyclone Promotions, start at $38 and go on sale tomorrow, June 15 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.ticketmaster.com, www.barclayscenter.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. Group discounts are available by calling 844-BKLYN-GP.

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Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz on July 30 at Barclays Center

Image: Carl Frampton vs. Leo Santa Cruz on July 30 at Barclays CenterBy Scott Gilfoid: Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) will be moving up in weight in three months from now to take on unbeaten WBA World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) on July 30 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

This is going to be a tough fight for the diminutive 5’5” Frampton, because he’ll be fighting a bigger guy in 5’7 ½” Santa Cruz, and he won’t be enjoying the hometown advantage by being able to fight in his home city of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Frampton – Santa Cruz close to be finalized for summer

Santa-Cruz-Mares-REsults (10)By Scott Gilfoid: IBF/WBA super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) and WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) have agreed to fight this summer, and they’re close to having their fight finalized, according to Showtime vice president Stephen Espinoza.

Frampton will be giving up one of his super bantamweight titles and moving up for the fight. Frampton, 29, has two mandatory defenses due at this time at super bantamweight against WBA mandatory Guillermo Rigondeaux and his IBF mandatory Shingo Wake.

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