On August 29, 2015, Léo Santa Cruz (30-0-1, 17 KOs) and Abner Mares (29-1-1, 15 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBA (Super) featherweight world titles. The vacant WBA (Super) featherweight title is also on the line.
Léo Santa Cruz is coming in to the fight on a 29-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jose Cayetano, 3 months and 27 days ago. Abner Mares is on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Arturo Santos Reyes, 5 months and 22 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Léo Santa Cruz at 99-1 winning odds. Abner Mares really doesn't have much to present against Cruz.
Léo Santa Cruz defeated Abner Mares via majority decision . Cruz improves his record to 31-0-1, while Mares adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.