When is Santa Cruz vs Stevenson?

Leo Santa Cruz could face Shakur Stevenson in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

Santa Cruz vs Stevenson 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.

Shakur Stevenson would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Santa Cruz would have a slight advantage in power over Stevenson, with a 50% knock out percentage over Stevenson's 47%.

Leo Santa Cruz is the older man by 9 years, at 34 years old.

Santa Cruz has 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Leo Santa Cruz & Shakur Stevenson fight out of an orthodox stance.

Santa Cruz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 10 years and 6 months earlier than Stevenson, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 150 more professional rounds, 277 to Stevenson's 127.

Leo Santa Cruz goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Santa Cruz vs Stevenson 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.

Stevenson remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Robson Conceicao on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight and WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Oscar Valdez on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight, WBO World Junior Lightweight and The Ring Junior Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jamel Herring on 23rd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Before that, he had defeated Jeremia Nakathila on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

He had beat Toka Kahn Clary on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shakur Stevenson has been fighting more than Leo Santa Cruz.

Leo Santa Cruz last fought 1 year, 1 month and 26 days ago, while Shakur Stevenson's last outing was 6 months and 8 days ago.

Santa Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 22 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.

Stevenson's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Santa Cruz vs Stevenson?

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