Santa Cruz vs Vargas

When is Santa Cruz vs Vargas?

Leo Santa Cruz could take on Rey Vargas in Early 2024 in the United States.

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

Santa Cruz vs Vargas 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.

Rey Vargas would make his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Vargas would have advantage in power over Santa Cruz, with a 61% knock out percentage over Santa Cruz's 50%.

Leo Santa Cruz is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

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

Both Leo Santa Cruz & Rey Vargas fight out of an orthodox stance.

Santa Cruz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 43 more professional rounds, 277 to Vargas' 234.

Rey Vargas is currently ranked number 3 by the RING in the 126lb division.

Santa Cruz vs Vargas form

Leo Santa Cruz has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beat 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.

Rey Vargas has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to O’Shaquie Foster on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Mark Magsayo 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 Leonardo Baez on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against Tomoki Kameda on 13th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

He had defeated Franklin Manzanilla on 9th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Rey Vargas has been fighting more than Leo Santa Cruz.

Leo Santa Cruz last fought 1 year, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Rey Vargas' last outing was 11 months and 17 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.

Vargas' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Santa Cruz vs Vargas?

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