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Leo Santa Cruz

Leo Santa Cruz held 4 world titles across 4 weight classes, from bantamweight to super featherweight, between 2012 and 2022.

World title bouts
18
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
16–2
World titles held
4
Longest world title reign (WBA Super featherweight, 2017–2022)
5 years, 10 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 2012 – Jan 2023

LightweightWBA Regular
Super FeatherweightWBA Super
FeatherweightWBA Super
Super BantamweightWBC
BantamweightIBF
2012age 232013age 242014age 252015age 262016age 272017age 282018age 292019age 302020age 312021age 322022age 332023age 34
201220142016201820202022

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2022

  2. Leo Santa Cruz’s reign as the WBA Super featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  3. 2020

  4. Gervonta Davis beats Leo Santa Cruz via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super and WBA Regular

  5. 2019

  6. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 10 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  7. Leo Santa Cruz beats Miguel Flores via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBA Super

  8. Leo Santa Cruz beats Rafael Rivera via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  9. 2018

  10. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 1 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  11. Leo Santa Cruz beats Abner Mares via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  12. 2017

  13. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 1 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  14. Leo Santa Cruz beats Chris Avalos via knockout 8/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  15. Leo Santa Cruz beats Carl Frampton via majority decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  16. 2016

  17. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 4 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  18. Carl Frampton beats Leo Santa Cruz via majority decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  19. Leo Santa Cruz beats Kiko Martinez via knockout 5/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  20. 2015

  21. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  22. Leo Santa Cruz’s reign as the WBC super bantamweight world champion ends

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  23. Leo Santa Cruz beats Abner Mares via majority decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBA Super

  24. Leo Santa Cruz beats Jesus Ruiz via knockout 8/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  25. 2014

  26. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 2 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  27. Leo Santa Cruz beats Manuel Roman via knockout 2/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  28. Leo Santa Cruz beats Cristian Mijares via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  29. 2013

  30. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 2 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  31. Leo Santa Cruz beats Cesar Seda via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  32. Leo Santa Cruz beats Victor Terrazas via knockout 3/12

    Super Bantamweight · WBC

  33. Leo Santa Cruz’s reign as the IBF bantamweight world champion ends

    Bantamweight · IBF

  34. The Ring magazine rates Leo Santa Cruz No. 3 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  35. 2012

  36. Leo Santa Cruz beats Alberto Guevara via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · IBF

  37. Leo Santa Cruz beats Victor Zaleta via technical knockout 9/12

    Bantamweight · IBF

  38. Leo Santa Cruz beats Eric Morel via corner retirement 5/12

    Bantamweight · IBF

  39. Leo Santa Cruz beats Vusi Malinga via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · IBF