Léo Santa Cruz
| Léo Santa Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Léodegario Santa Cruz |
| Nickname(s) |
El Terremoto ("The Earthquake") |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born |
August 10, 1988 Huetamo, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
Léodegario "Léo" Santa Cruz (born August 10, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former three-weight world champion, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 2012 to 2013; the WBC super bantamweight title from 2013 to 2015; and the WBA (Super) featherweight title from 2015 to 2016.[1]
Amateur career
As an amateur, Santa Cruz compiled a record of 148 wins and 7 losses.[2]
Professional career
Bantamweight
Early career
On October 21, 2010 Santa Cruz beat the veteran James Owens at the Martin's Valley Mansion in Cockeysville, Maryland.[3]
In March 2011, Santa Cruz knocked out the veteran Stephane Jamoye to win the vacant WBC Youth World Bantamweight Championship.[4]
On June 2, 2012 Santa Cruz beat Africa's Vusi Malinga to win the IBF World Bantamweight Championship. This bout was televised on a Showtime boxing card.[5] After winning the IBF World Bantamweight belt, Santa Cruz defended his title against Morel, Zaleta and Guevara to finish 2012 with 5 wins including 3 title defenses. His last bout versus Guevara returned boxing to CBS after a 15-year absence.[6]
On February 12, 2013, Santa Cruz vacated his IBF bantamweight belt to move up to junior featherweight.[7]
Super Bantamweight
Santa Cruz beat reigning titleholder Victor Terrazas in a third-round technical knockout to win the WBC World Super Bantamweight Championship on August 24, 2013.[8][Video 1]
Featherweight
Santa Cruz vs. Mares
Santa Cruz won by majority decision against Abner Mares to win the vacant WBA (Super) Featherweight and vacant WBC Diamond Featherweight titles on August 29, 2015.
Santa Cruz vs. Martinez
On February 28, 2016 Santa Cruz made the first defense of his featherweight belt by defeating Kiko Martinez (35-6, 26 KOs) via fifth-round TKO at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Martinez was knocked down twice in Round 1, but beat the referees count and continued to back Santa Cruz up in an entertaining slugfest. Both fighter combined threw over 1,000 punches in less than five full rounds. Santa Cruz hurt Martinez in round 5 when he cornered him and hurt him with right hands. Santa Cruz continued with a series of combinations until referee Raul Caiz Sr. jumped in at 2:09 as Martinez stopped throwing back.[9]
Santa Cruz vs. Frampton
In a potential fight of the year candidate, Santa Cruz lost his WBA (super) Featherweight title to Carl Frampton on July 30, 2016 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn via a 12-round majority decision win before an crowd of 9,062. One judge scored it a 114-114 draw but the others made Frampton the winner, 116-112 and 117-111. Frampton had a higher accuracy rate, despite both fighters landing equal amount of punches. According to CompuBox stats, Frampton landed 242 of 668 punches (36 percent), whilst Santa Cruz connected on 255 of 1,002 blows (25 percent). In the post fight, Frampton said he wanted to defend the title in his home city and did not want to rule out a rematch.[10][11]
Santa Cruz vs. Frampton II
A rematch was confirmed between Santa Cruz and Frampton in October to take place. Originally discussed to take place at Frampton's hometown of Belfast, the venue was confirmed to be at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on January 28, 2017.[12][13]
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 34 fights | 32 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | N/A | N/A |  Carl Frampton |
N/A | – (12) | Jan 28, 2017 |  MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
For WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 34 | Loss | 32–1–1 | Carl Frampton |
MD | 12 | Jul 30, 2016 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Lost WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 33 | Win | 32–0–1 |  Kiko Martínez |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:09 | Feb 27, 2016 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S. |
Retained WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–0–1 |  Abner Mares |
MD | 12 | Aug 29, 2015 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Won vacant WBA (Super) featherweight title |
| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 | Jose Cayetano |
UD | 10 | May 2, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
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| 30 | Win | 29–0–1 | Jesus Ruiz |
TKO | 8 (12), 0:29 | Jan 17, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–0–1 | Manuel Roman |
KO | 2 (12), 0:55 | Sep 13, 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–0–1 | Cristian Mijares |
UD | 12 | Mar 8, 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–0–1 |  César Seda |
UD | 12 | Dec 14, 2013 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–0–1 | Victor Terrazas |
TKO | 3 (12), 2:09 | Aug 24, 2013 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. |
Won WBC super bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–0–1 |  Alexander Muñoz |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:56 | May 4, 2013 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Won vacant USBA super bantamweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–0–1 | Alberto Guevara |
UD | 12 | Dec 15, 2012 | Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Retained IBF bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–0–1 | Victor Zaleta |
TKO | 9 (12), 1:42 | Nov 10, 2012 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Retained IBF bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Eric Morel |
RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | Sep 15, 2012 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Retained IBF bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 |  Vusi Malinga |
UD | 12 | Jun 2, 2012 | Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. |
Won vacant IBF bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Alejandro Hernández |
RTD | 4 (10), 0:10 | Jan 21, 2012 | Bodega Del Boxeo, Ensenada, Mexico |
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| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Jorge Romero |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:10 | Nov 26, 2011 | Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico |
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| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 |  Everth Briceno |
TKO | 11 (12), 1:58 | Jul 30, 2011 | International Center, Mazatlán, Mexico |
Retained WBC Youth interim bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Jose Lopez |
KO | 5 (8), 2:35 | Jun 3, 2011 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. |
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| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Stephane Jamoye |
KO | 6 (10) | Mar 26, 2011 | Instituto de la Juventud, Xalapa, Mexico |
Won vacant WBC Youth interim bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | James Owens |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:14 | Oct 21, 2010 | Martin's Valley Mansion, Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S. |
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| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Jose Angel Cota |
TKO | 3 (8), 1:35 | Jun 3, 2010 | Casino, Commerce, California, U.S. |
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| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Juan Jose Beltran |
TKO | 3 (8), 2:17 | Dec 17, 2009 | Casino, Commerce, California, U.S. |
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| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Julio Valadez |
KO | 1 (6), 1:22 | Nov 3, 2009 | Casino, Commerce, California, U.S. |
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| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Robert DaLuz |
UD | 6 | Aug 22, 2009 | Casino Resort and Spa, Pala, California, U.S. |
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| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Jonathan Velardez |
UD | 6 | Jul 10, 2009 | Events Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
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| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 |  Jose Garcia Bernal |
UD | 6 | Mar 7, 2009 | Valencia Ballroom, York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Adrian Aleman |
UD | 4 | Sep 19, 2008 | Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S. |
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| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Gino Escamilla |
UD | 6 | Jul 25, 2008 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
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| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Daniel Quevedo |
UD | 4 | Mar 28, 2008 | Industry Hills Expo Center, City of Industry, California, U.S. |
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| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Jose Pacheco |
KO | 2 (4), 1:06 | Jan 4, 2008 | Alameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 |  Elton Dharry |
UD | 4 | Nov 23, 2007 | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S. |
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| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Joseph Rios |
UD | 4 | Oct 5, 2007 | Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, Camp Verde, Arizona, U.S. |
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| 2 | Draw | 1–0–1 | Rodrigo Hernandez |
MD | 4 | Jan 5, 2007 | Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Pedro Silva |
KO | 2 (4), 1:56 | Oct 13, 2006 | Palo Duro Creek Golf Course, Nogales, Arizona, U.S. |
Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
| Regional titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Fahpetchnoi Sor Chitpattana |
WBC Youth bantamweight champion Interim title March 26, 2011 – November 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Tassana Sanpattan |
| Vacant Title last held by Teon Kennedy |
USBA super bantamweight champion May 4, 2013 – August 2013 Vacated |
Vacant |
| World titles | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Abner Mares |
IBF bantamweight champion June 2, 2012 – February 12, 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Jamie McDonnell |
| Preceded by Victor Terrazas |
WBC super bantamweight champion August 24, 2013 – November 1, 2015 Vacated |
Succeeded by Julio César Ceja Pedraza promoted from interim status |
| Vacant Title last held by Nicholas Walters |
WBA featherweight champion Super title August 29, 2015 – July 30, 2016 |
Succeeded by Carl Frampton |
See also
References
- ↑ fightnews.com
- ↑ Max Boxing - Other Boxing News - The Diary of Dunkin
- ↑ 3 More Rounds | Leo Santa Cruz To Headline June 3 Fight Card
- ↑ Leo Santa Cruz Stops Stephane Jamoye in Six Rounds - Boxing News
- ↑ FOUR WARNED - Leo Santa Cruz's star shined the brightest - By Steve Kim
- ↑ Leo Santa Cruz outpoints Alberto Guevara, defends IBF belt - ESPN
- ↑ Leo Santa Cruz moving up to 122 pounds, vacates IBF bantamweight title - ESPN
- ↑ Lance Pugmire (August 25, 2013). "Jhonny Gonzalez has an answer for Abner Mares: a knockout". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Santa Cruz defends title with TKO of Martinez". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "Carl Frampton beats Leo Santa Cruz to win WBA world featherweight title in New York". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "Frampton takes title in slugfest vs. Santa Cruz". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "Frampton rematch with Santa Cruz set for Las Vegas in January". ITV News. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Ltd, Vitalnetwork. "Vital Boxing | Frampton v Santa Cruz Date and Venue Confirmed". www.vitalboxing.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24. C1 control character in
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