On January 28, 2017, Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs), the featherweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against former world champion Léo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs).
Carl Frampton is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a majority decision win over Cruz, 5 months and 29 days ago. Léo Santa Cruz is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Frampton, 5 months and 29 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.1-6.9 in favor of Léo Santa Cruz. It is going to be very difficult for Carl Frampton to win this fight.
Léo Santa Cruz defeated Carl Frampton via majority decision in the rematch and wins the WBA (Super) title. Cruz improves his record to 33-1-1, while Frampton adds a loss to his record at 23-1.