Santa Cruz vs Magsayo

When is Santa Cruz vs Magsayo?

Leo Santa Cruz could take on Mark Magsayo in Early 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

Santa Cruz vs Magsayo stats

Leo Santa Cruz would step into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mark Magsayo would make his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Magsayo would have advantage in power over Santa Cruz, with a 67% knock out percentage over Santa Cruz's 50%.

Leo Santa Cruz is the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Santa Cruz has a height advantage of 1 inch over Magsayo. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Leo Santa Cruz & Mark Magsayo fight out of an orthodox stance.

Santa Cruz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Magsayo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 122 more professional rounds, 277 to Magsayo's 155.

Mark Magsayo is currently ranked number 7 by the RING in the 126lb division.

Santa Cruz vs Magsayo form

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 been beaten by 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 won against Rafael Rivera on 16th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had beat Abner Mares on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Magsayo has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Brandon Figueroa on 4th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Rey Vargas on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Gary Russell Jr on 22nd January 2022 by majority decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.

Before that, he had won against Julio Ceja on 21st August 2021 by knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

He had defeated Pablo Cruz on 10th April 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Mark Magsayo has been fighting more than Leo Santa Cruz.

Leo Santa Cruz last fought 1 year, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Mark Magsayo's last outing was 10 months and 24 days ago.

Santa Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Magsayo's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

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