In card filled with two terrible mismatches, WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 KOs) defeated his voluntary challenger/fringe contender Chris Avalos (27-6, 20 KOs) by an 8th round knockout on Saturday night in a fight televised by Premier Boxing Champions on Fox from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Abner Mares
Santa Cruz-Avalos & Mares-Gutierrez final quotes
Fighters entering the ring for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes tripleheader event went face-to-face at the final press conference Thursday before they compete at StubHub Center.
Santa Cruz-Avalos & Mares-Gutierrez Media Conference Call quotes
Leo Santa Cruz vs. Chris Avalos & Abner Mares vs. Andres Gutierrez PBC on FOX & FOX Deportes Media Conference Call
Richard Schaefer – Hello, everybody.
Santa-Cruz-Avalos & Mares-Gutierrez discuss 10/14 fight card
Three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz and former title challenger Chris Avalos spoke to media at the Conga Room at L.A.
Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares share card on October 14
Sensational three-division champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz will defend his featherweight world title against Chris Avalos, while four-time world champion Abner Mares defends his 126-pound championship against once-beaten Andres Gutierrez at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Which fight would you rather see next: Santa Cruz-Frampton III, or Santa Cruz-Mares II?
Mexican warrior Leo Santa Cruz is back where he belongs right now: at the top. The superb fighting machine lost his unbeaten record last summer, when another excellent fighter in Ireland’s Carl Frampton topped him in a genuine FOTY contender.
Abner Mares Wins His 4th World Boxing Title: WBA Featherweight Champ
Abner Mares, the new WBA Featherweight World Championship boxer (30-2-1, 15 KOs), and Robert Garcia, Boxing trainer who has coached 10 World Champion boxers, celebrate an electric and impressive upset with Mares’ 12-round split decision over defending champion Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) in Los Angeles this past Saturday.
Results: Mares beats Cuellar, wins WBA title
Abner Mares (30-2-1, 15 KOs) scored an impressive, upset 12-round split decision over defending champion Jesus Cuellar (28-2, 21 KOs) to capture the WBA Featherweight World Championship and become a four-time boxing titlist Saturday in the main event of a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader.
Abner Mares vs. Jesus Cuellar: Mexican vs. Argentinean Equals All Action
Featherweights lay it all on the line as three-weight division champion Abner Mares challenges 126-pound titleholder Jesus Cuellar, broadcasted live from the Galen Center in southern California, on Showtime.
Cuellar-Mares & Charlo-Williams Weigh-In Results
Jesus Andres Cuellar 126 vs Abner Mares 124
Jermall Charlo 153.4 vs Julian Williams 154
Sergey Lipinets 139.8 vs Leonardo Zappavigna 139.6