On July 30, 2016, Léo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs), the featherweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against former world champion Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs).
Léo Santa Cruz is coming in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Kiko Martínez, 5 months and 3 days ago. Carl Frampton is on a 22-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Scott Quigg, 5 months and 3 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.2-10.8 in favor of Carl Frampton. Léo Santa Cruz may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Carl Frampton defeated Léo Santa Cruz via majority decision and wins the WBA (Super) title. Frampton improves his record to 23-0, while Cruz adds a loss to his record at 32-1-1.