Thursday 26 January 2017 18:17, UK
Everything you need to know about Carl Frampton’s upcoming opponent Leo Santa Cruz…
Was he unlucky to lose the first fight against Frampton?
Santa Cruz threw an incredible 1,100 punches over 12 rounds but no judge scored the fight in his favour. One ruled a draw, two favoured Frampton.
1,100! That's a lot of punches…
That's nearly 92 per round, 31 per minute.
He's not the first all-action Mexican puncher…
Nope, Santa Cruz is a worthy heir to legends such as Julio Cesar Chavez, who he idolises.
Frampton was the first to beat Santa Cruz?
Correct. Santa Cruz was previously unbeaten in 33, with one draw the only flaw.
Has he beaten anybody I've ever heard of?
Santa Cruz needed five rounds to stop Kiko Martinez, better than Frampton managed in two fights. Frampton beat Martinez via ninth-round stoppage, then a unanimous decision. The other standout name on Santa Cruz's record is fellow Mexican, Abner Mares.
How many world titles has Santa Cruz won?
He is a three-division world champion, which is one more weight class than Frampton has managed thus far.
Four-and-a-half years ago Santa Cruz beat Vusi Malinga for the IBF bantamweight title which he defended three times before stepping up to super-bantamweight and dethroning Victor Terrazas for the WBC crown.
Santa Cruz defended that title four times before setting his sights on conquering a hat-trick of weight divisions, which he completed by beating Abner Mares for the WBA 'super' featherweight belt.
His father is in his corner, right?
Jose Santa Cruz is the wonderfully dressed Mexican with the cowboy hat who you'll see in Santa Cruz's corner. Read more about him here.
Watch Carl Frampton's rematch against Leo Santa Cruz and Lee Selby's IBF title defence against Jonathan Victor Barros in Las Vegas, live on Sky Sports 1, from 1am on Sunday, January 29.
