To say the long awaited Carl Frampton v Leo Santa Cruz championship match was a showstopper would be an understatement. former 122lb champion Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) dethroned WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) by majority decision on Saturday night in front of 9,062 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, In a fight that I could only describe as sensational, this great pairing saw some fabulous two-way action from the start, Frampton managing to get the respect of Santa Cruz with a left hook in round two, building on a busy start.. Santa Cruz seemed to struggle with Frampton's mobility, constantly flailing at a moving target. The Irishman maintained an early lead by out manoeuvring the champion, avoiding Santa Cruz's heavy shots with clever head movement, The middle rounds did see a slight shift in control, Santa Cruz began to find his mark as Framptons pace slowed, however both fighters were literally perpetual motion approaching the final sessions.. Santa Cruz managing to find his mark in the 10th with what seemed to be his best punch of the fight, the champion finding his groove a little too late despite grabbing the final four rounds of a fight that could have gone either way... In the end, scores were 117-111, 116-112, 114-114.
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