Santa Cruz vs Magsayo

When is Santa Cruz vs Magsayo?

Leo Santa Cruz could take on Mark Magsayo in Early 2025 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 losses, and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mark Magsayo would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Magsayo would have an advantage in power over Santa Cruz, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Santa Cruz's 50%.

Leo Santa Cruz is the older man by 6 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 and Mark Magsayo fight out of an orthodox stance.

Santa Cruz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 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 109 more professional rounds, totaling 277 compared to Magsayo's 168.

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 February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on October 31, 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 beaten Miguel Flores on November 23, 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 February 16, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Microsoft Theater, California.

He had beaten Abner Mares on June 9, 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 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Eduardo Ramirez on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight eliminator fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Brandon Figueroa on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rey Vargas on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.

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

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

Activity check

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

Leo Santa Cruz last fought 2 years, 11 months and 17 days ago, while Mark Magsayo's last outing was 7 months and 7 days ago.

Santa Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 13 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 28 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 3 years, 5 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

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