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Leo Santa Cruz is a Mexican professional boxer, born in Huetamo, Michoacán, Mexico, in 1988.

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20 Oct, 2016

Venue, date, undercard announced

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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.