Venue, date, undercard announced

The WBA announces that Frampton will defend his WBA featherweight title for the first time against former holder Santa Cruz on January 28, 2017, in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Arena. Both the Barclays Centre in New York and the MGM had been placed on hold, with Vegas eventually winning out. The headline fight will be supported by a lightweight title fight between champion Dejan Zlaticanin and Mikey Garcia.

Jeez, if I wasn't busy that night I'd love to watch this bill https://t.co/H1rserWT5M

— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) October 20, 2016