Leo Santa Cruz Wants Lomachenko, Russell, Selby, Cuellar
By Miguel Rivera
WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17KOs) is looking for the big names at 126-pounds and wants to unify the division. Santa Cruz had one of his biggest wins in August when he won a twelve round unanimous decision over Abner Mares in a long anticipated bout in Southern California.
Santa Cruz spoke to his manager, Al Haymon,who told his boxer that a date in late January or mid-February was likely for his next fight.
"I started training, I still have no exact date....just that I might come back in late January or mid-February. I spoke to my manager and he told me that, and I started today to train. Obviously the first day is always difficult, you get tired fast, and I had a little bit of a bad flu, but I'll be okay," Santa Cruz said to ESPN Deportes.
Santa Cruz is looking for all of the big names at 126, at or outside of the featherweight division.
"The truth is I asked my manager for the best fights. I think my best is yet to come in 2016, I want to unify with Lee Selby (IBF), Jesus Cuellar (WBA), Vasyl Lomachenko (WBO), Gary Russell (WBC ), including a rematch with Abner Mares," Santa Cruz said.
"At 126 pounds I feel pretty good, pretty strong. I want to make a few more fights at 126 pounds, and when the body starts asking me to go to super featherweight I'll go, but I really do not see that happening in 2016."
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