Leo Santa Cruz promises to become Mexico's first five-division world champion
Leo Santa Cruz has spoken about the prospect of becoming a five-division world champion ahead of his showdown against Gervonta 'Tank' Davis on October 31.
Santa Cruz and Davis will fight for the WBA super featherweight and WBA lightweight championships in the rare clash in boxing history in which world titles in two weight classes will be at stake. Other notable instances in recent boxing history are the 1988 Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Donny Lalonde fight for the light heavyweight and super middleweight titles, and the 2014 Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana rematch for the super welterweight and welterweight championships.
The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions, TGB Promotions, GTD Promotions and Santa Cruz Boxing Club. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. The Alamodome has implemented a comprehensive health and safety plan to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.
All fans attending the event will be screened upon entry and are required to wear a mask as well as follow social distancing guidelines. Tickets will be distributed in seat blocks known as "pods" to maintain distance between groups not from the same party. For more information, visit Alamodome.com.
Leo Santa Cruz is bidding to become Mexico's first five-division world champion [photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime]
Here is what the workout participants had to say Tuesday in Los Angeles:
"I'm ready to prove everyone wrong" - Santa Cruz
Leo Santa Cruz has just one defeat in his pro career, which he avenged against Carl Frampton in 2017 [photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime]
"I'll be making history as a five-division world champion from Mexico if I win. I think the winner of the fight deserves to be on the pound-for-pound top 10 list, that just makes this fight even more important."
"People thought I didn’t want to fight big names or challenging opponents, so who better to fight than @Gervontaa? He has great skills and power. I’m going to show that I’m not scared of anyone." @leosantacruz2 #DavisSantaCruz pic.twitter.com/d1mxqDXEEO
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) October 21, 2020