Léo Santa Cruz
"El Terremoto"
Top 100 · #66 · 56.5 points- Born
- 1988
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Career
- 2006–present
A high-output pressure fighter, Santa Cruz won world championships in four weight divisions. His rivalry with Carl Frampton included two closely fought featherweight title bouts.
Titles & Honours
- IBF Bantamweight Champion
- WBC Super Bantamweight Champion
- WBA (Super) Featherweight Champion
- WBA (Super) Super Featherweight Champion
Career Timeline
2006–present- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Pedro Silva · W KO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Victor Terrazas · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Rafael Rivera
W UD12 Rafael Rivera (2019) · Microsoft Theater , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Signature fight
vs Miguel Flores
W UD12 Miguel Flores (2019) · MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
- Signature fight
vs Gervonta Davis
L KO6 Gervonta Davis (2020) · Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Keenan Carbajal · W UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
No freely licensed photographs of Léo Santa Cruz are available in this archive.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-13 | W | Pedro Silva | KO | 2 | Palo Duro Creek Golf Course, Nogales, Arizona , U.S. |
| 2007-01-05 | D | Rodrigo Hernandez | MD | 4 | Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico , U.S. |
| 2007-10-05 | W | Joseph Rios | UD | 4 | Cliff Castle Casino Hotel , Camp Verde, Arizona , U.S. |
| 2007-11-23 | W | Elton Dharry | UD | 4 | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa , Cabazon, California , U.S. |
| 2008-01-04 | W | Jose Pacheco | KO | 2 | Alameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, California , U.S. |
| 2008-03-28 | W | Daniel Quevedo | UD | 4 | Industry Hills Expo Center , City of Industry, California , U.S. |
| 2008-07-25 | W | Gino Escamilla | UD | 6 | The Joint , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 2008-09-19 | W | Adrian Aleman | UD | 4 | Star of the Desert Arena , Primm, Nevada , U.S. |
| 2009-03-07 | W | Jose Garcia Bernal | UD | 6 | Valencia Ballroom , York, Pennsylvania , U.S. |
| 2009-07-10 | W | Jonathan Velardez | UD | 6 | Events Center , Reno, Nevada , U.S. |
| 2009-08-22 | W | Robert DaLuz | UD | 6 | Casino Resort and Spa , Pala, California , U.S. |
| 2009-11-03 | W | Julio Valadez | KO | 1 | Casino , Commerce, California , U.S. |
| 2009-12-17 | W | Juan Jose Beltran | TKO | 3 | Casino, Commerce, California, U.S. |
| 2010-06-03 | W | Jose Angel Cota | TKO | 3 | Casino, Commerce, California, U.S. |
| 2010-10-21 | W | James Owens | TKO | 1 | Martin's Valley Mansion, Cockeysville, Maryland , U.S. |
| 2011-03-26 | W | Stephane Jamoye | KO | 6 | Instituto de la Juventud, Xalapa , Mexico |
| 2011-06-03 | W | Jose Lopez | KO | 5 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino , Indio, California , U.S. |
| 2011-07-30 | W | Everth Briceno | TKO | 11 | International Center, Mazatlán , Mexico |
| 2011-11-26 | W | Jorge Romero | TKO | 3 | Plaza de Toros , Mexico City , Mexico |
| 2012-01-21 | W | Alejandro Hernández | RTD | 4 | Bodega Del Boxeo, Ensenada , Mexico |
| 2012-06-02 | W | Vusi Malinga | UD | 12 | Home Depot Center , Carson, California , U.S. |
| 2012-09-15 | W | Eric Morel | RTD | 5 | MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2012-11-10 | W | Victor Zaleta | TKO | 9 | Staples Center , Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 2012-12-15 | W | Alberto Guevara | UD | 12 | Memorial Sports Arena , Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 2013-05-04 | W | Alexander Muñoz | TKO | 5 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2013-08-24 | W | Victor Terrazas | TKO | 3 | StubHub Center , Carson, California, U.S. |
| 2013-12-14 | W | César Seda | UD | 12 | Alamodome , San Antonio, Texas , U.S. |
| 2014-03-08 | W | Cristian Mijares | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2014-09-13 | W | Manuel Roman | KO | 2 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2015-01-17 | W | Jesus Ruiz | TKO | 8 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2015-05-02 | W | Jose Cayetano | UD | 10 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2015-08-29 | W | Abner Mares | MD | 12 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 2016-02-27 | W | Kiko Martínez | TKO | 5 | Honda Center , Anaheim, California , U.S. |
| 2016-07-30 | L | Carl Frampton | MD | 12 | Barclays Center , New York City, New York , U.S. |
| 2017-01-28 | W | Carl Frampton | MD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2017-10-14 | W | Chris Avalos | KO | 8 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. |
| 2018-06-09 | W | Abner Mares | UD | 12 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 2019-02-16 | W | Rafael Rivera | UD | 12 | Microsoft Theater , Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 2019-11-23 | W | Miguel Flores | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 2020-10-31 | L | Gervonta Davis | KO | 6 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| 2022-02-05 | W | Keenan Carbajal | UD | 10 | Michelob Ultra Arena , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
Showing 41 of 41 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-17. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-17. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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