When is Lomachenko vs Santa Cruz?
Vasyl Lomachenko could potentially square off against Leo Santa Cruz in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).
Lomachenko vs Santa Cruz stats
Vasyl Lomachenko would step into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Leo Santa Cruz would make his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Lomachenko would have advantage in power over Santa Cruz, with a 65% knock out percentage over Santa Cruz's 50%.
Vasyl Lomachenko is the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.
Santa Cruz has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lomachenko. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Vasyl Lomachenko fights out of the southpaw stance, while Leo Santa Cruz is an orthodox fighter.
Lomachenko is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 year and 11 months later than Santa Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He has fought 101 less professional rounds, 176 to Santa Cruz's 277.
Leo Santa Cruz is currently ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 130lb division.
Lomachenko vs Santa Cruz form
Lomachenko has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight, he defeated Jamaine Ortiz on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Richard Commey on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beat Masayoshi Nakatani on 26th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had been beaten by Teofimo Lopez on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
He had won against Luke Campbell on 31st August 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Leo Santa Cruz has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Keenan Carbajal on 5th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 31st October 2020 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight and WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Going into that contest, he had beat Miguel Flores on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had defeated Rafael Rivera on 16th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.
He had won against Abner Mares on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Vasyl Lomachenko has been fighting more than Leo Santa Cruz.
Vasyl Lomachenko last fought 5 months and 4 days ago, while Leo Santa Cruz's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 28 days ago.
Lomachenko's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.4 rounds on average.
Santa Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.
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