Léo Santa Cruz
Career, Record, Stats
Léo Santa Cruz (El Terremoto) is a 36-year-old Mexican professional boxer. He is a four-weightclass world champion with 5 world-title wins. 18 years, 2 months, and 9 days into his career, Cruz' record stands at 38-2-1, which includes 19 wins via KO, 7 of which were in world-title fights.
Léo Santa Cruz' Boxing Career
Léo Santa Cruz was born in Huetamo, Michoacán, Mexico on August 10, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on October 13, 2006 against Pedro Silva. Cruz defeated Silva via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cruz became a world champion at the age of 23 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Vusi Malinga for the vacant IBF bantamweight title and defeated Malinga via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the super-bantamweight (WBC), featherweight (WBA), and super-featherweight (WBA) divisions as well to become a four-division world champion.
Cruz' latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Keenan Carbajal at age 33, on February 5, 2022.
Some of Léo Santa Cruz' best fights so far have been against Carl Frampton, Abner Mares, Jesus Ruiz, Kiko Martínez, Keenan Carbajal, and Miguel Flores. For a complete list of Cruz' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Léo Santa Cruz".
Cruz has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Léo Santa Cruz Losses".
Léo Santa Cruz' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Feb 05, 2022 | 33 | 
Keenan Carbajal 30 23-2-1 | win | UD 10 |
40 | Oct 31, 2020 | 32 | 
Gervonta Davis 25 23-0 | loss | KO 6 |
39 | Nov 23, 2019 | 31 | 
Miguel Flores 27 24-2 | win | UD 12 |
38 | Feb 16, 2019 | 30 |  Rafael Rivera | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 09, 2018 | 29 | 
Abner Mares 32 31-2-1 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 14, 2017 | 29 | Chris Avalos | win | KO 8 |
35 | Jan 28, 2017 | 28 | 
Carl Frampton 29 23-0 | win | MD 12 |
34 | Jul 30, 2016 | 27 |
Carl Frampton 29 22-0 | loss | MD 12 |
33 | Feb 27, 2016 | 27 | 
Kiko Martínez 29 35-6 | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Aug 29, 2015 | 27 |
Abner Mares 29 29-1-1 | win | MD 12 |
31 | May 02, 2015 | 26 | Jose Cayetano | win | UD 10 |
30 | Jan 17, 2015 | 26 | 
Jesus Ruiz 25 33-5-5 | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Sep 13, 2014 | 26 | Manuel Roman | win | KO 2 |
28 | Mar 08, 2014 | 25 | Cristian Mijares | win | UD 12 |
27 | Dec 14, 2013 | 25 | César Seda | win | UD 12 |
26 | Aug 24, 2013 | 25 | Victor Terrazas | win | TKO 3 |
25 | May 04, 2013 | 24 | Alexander Muñoz | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Dec 15, 2012 | 24 | Alberto Guevara | win | UD 12 |
23 | Nov 10, 2012 | 24 | Victor Zaleta | win | TKO 9 |
22 | Sep 15, 2012 | 24 | Eric Morel | win | RTD 5 |
21 | Jun 02, 2012 | 23 | Vusi Malinga | win | UD 12 |
20 | Jan 21, 2012 | 23 | Alejandro Hernández | win | RTD 4 |
19 | Nov 26, 2011 | 23 | Jorge Romero | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Jul 30, 2011 | 22 | Everth Briceno | win | TKO 11 |
17 | Jun 03, 2011 | 22 | Jose Lopez | win | KO 5 |
16 | Mar 26, 2011 | 22 | Stephane Jamoye | win | KO 6 |
15 | Oct 21, 2010 | 22 | James Owens | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Jun 03, 2010 | 21 | Jose Angel Cota | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Dec 17, 2009 | 21 | Juan Jose Beltran | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Nov 03, 2009 | 21 | Julio Valadez | win | KO 1 |
11 | Aug 22, 2009 | 21 | Robert DaLuz | win | UD 6 |
10 | Jul 10, 2009 | 20 | Jonathan Velardez | win | UD 6 |
9 | Mar 07, 2009 | 20 | Jose Garcia Bernal | win | UD 6 |
8 | Sep 19, 2008 | 20 | Adrian Aleman | win | UD 4 |
7 | Jul 25, 2008 | 19 | Gino Escamilla | win | UD 6 |
6 | Mar 28, 2008 | 19 | Daniel Quevedo | win | UD 4 |
5 | Jan 04, 2008 | 19 | Jose Pacheco | win | KO 2 |
4 | Nov 23, 2007 | 19 | Elton Dharry | win | UD 4 |
3 | Oct 05, 2007 | 19 | Joseph Rios | win | UD 4 |
2 | Jan 05, 2007 | 18 | Rodrigo Hernandez | draw | MD 4 |
1 | Oct 13, 2006 | 18 | Pedro Silva | win | KO 2 |