When is Santa Cruz vs Warrington?

Leo Santa Cruz could potentially square off against Josh Warrington in Autumn/Fall 2023 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 Warrington 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.

Josh Warrington would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Santa Cruz would have a large advantage in power over Warrington, boosting at 50% knock out percentage over Warrington's 26%.

Leo Santa Cruz is the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Both Leo Santa Cruz & Josh Warrington fight out of an orthodox stance.

Santa Cruz is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years earlier than Warrington, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 16 more professional rounds, 277 to Warrington's 261.

Josh Warrington is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, 4 by the IBF and 7 by the RING in the 126lb division.

Santa Cruz vs Warrington 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.

Josh Warrington has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Luis Alberto Lopez on 10th December 2022 by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Kiko Martinez on 26th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Mauricio Lara on 4th September 2021 by technical draw in their 1 round contest at Emerald Headingley Stadium, Leeds.

Before that, he had lost to Mauricio Lara on 13th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had defeated Sofiane Takoucht on 12th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Josh Warrington has been fighting more than Leo Santa Cruz.

Leo Santa Cruz last fought 1 year, 1 month and 17 days ago, while Josh Warrington's last outing was 3 months and 12 days ago.

Santa Cruz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Warrington's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Santa Cruz vs Warrington?

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