Léo Santa Cruz (38-2-1, 19) was born in Huetamo, Michoacán, Mexico on August 10, 1988. At the age of 18 years on October 13, 2006, he made his professional boxing debut against Pedro Silva, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 21st career fight at 23 years old, Cruz became a bantamweight world champion on June 2, 2012 after defeating Vusi Malinga via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Cruz' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision win against Keenan Carbajal at age 33 on February 5, 2022. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Léo Santa Cruz' best fights have been against Abner Mares, Cristian Mijares, Miguel Flores, Carl Frampton, Keenan Carbajal, Alexander Muñoz and Jesus Ruiz.
Cruz has 2 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Feb 5, 2022 33 years, 5 months 38-2-1 (19) | 30 years, 8 months 23-2-1 (15) | LT | 10 | UD | WIN |
40  | Oct 31, 2020 32 years, 2 months 37-2-1 (19) | 25 years, 11 months 23-0 (22) | SFT | 6 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA (Super) For WBA (Regular) |
39  | Nov 23, 2019 31 years, 3 months 37-1-1 (19) | 27 years, 4 months 24-2 (12) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA (Super) Vacant |
38 | Feb 16, 2019 30 years, 6 months 36-1-1 (19) | Rafael Rivera | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super) |
37  | Jun 9, 2018 29 years, 9 months 35-1-1 (19) | 32 years, 6 months 31-2-1 (15) | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA (Super) |
36 | Oct 14, 2017 29 years, 2 months 34-1-1 (19) | Chris Avalos | FT | 8 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Super) |
35  | Jan 28, 2017 28 years, 5 months 33-1-1 (18) | 29 years, 11 months 23-0 (14) | FT | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA (Super) |
34 | Jul 30, 2016 27 years, 11 months 32-1-1 (18) | 29 years, 5 months 22-0 (14) | FT | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA (Super) |
33  | Feb 27, 2016 27 years, 6 months 32-0-1 (18) | 29 years, 11 months 35-6 (26) | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA (Super) |
32 | Aug 29, 2015 27 years 31-0-1 (17) | 29 years, 9 months 29-1-1 (15) | FT | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA (Super) Vacant |
31 | May 2, 2015 26 years, 8 months 30-0-1 (17) | Jose Cayetano | SBT | 10 | UD | WIN |
30  | Jan 17, 2015 26 years, 5 months 29-0-1 (17) | 25 years 33-5-5 (22) | SBT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
29 | Sep 13, 2014 26 years, 1 months 28-0-1 (16) | Manuel Roman | SBT | 2 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
28  | Mar 8, 2014 25 years, 6 months 27-0-1 (15) | 32 years, 5 months 49-7-2 (24) | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
27 | Dec 14, 2013 25 years, 4 months 26-0-1 (15) | César Seda | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC |
26 | Aug 24, 2013 25 years 25-0-1 (15) | Victor Terrazas | SBT | 3 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
25  | May 4, 2013 24 years, 8 months 24-0-1 (14) | 34 years, 2 months 36-4 (28) | SBT | 5 | TKO | WIN |
24 | Dec 15, 2012 24 years, 4 months 23-0-1 (13) | Alberto Guevara | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
23 | Nov 10, 2012 24 years, 3 months 22-0-1 (13) | Victor Zaleta | BT | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
22 | Sep 15, 2012 24 years, 1 months 21-0-1 (12) | Eric Morel | BT | 5 | RTD | WIN Defended IBF |
21 | Jun 2, 2012 23 years, 9 months 20-0-1 (11) | Vusi Malinga | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
20 | Jan 21, 2012 23 years, 5 months 19-0-1 (11) | Alejandro Hernández | BT | 4 | RTD | WIN |
19 | Nov 26, 2011 23 years, 3 months 18-0-1 (10) | Jorge Romero | BT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Jul 30, 2011 22 years, 11 months 17-0-1 (9) | Everth Briceno | BT | 11 | TKO | WIN Interim |
17 | Jun 3, 2011 22 years, 9 months 16-0-1 (8) | Jose Lopez | BT | 5 | KO | WIN |
16  | Mar 26, 2011 22 years, 7 months 15-0-1 (7) | 21 years, 5 months 20-2 (10) | BT | 6 | KO | WIN Interim |
15 | Oct 21, 2010 22 years, 2 months 14-0-1 (6) | James Owens | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 3, 2010 21 years, 9 months 13-0-1 (5) | Jose Angel Cota | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 17, 2009 21 years, 4 months 12-0-1 (4) | Juan Jose Beltran | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 3, 2009 21 years, 2 months 11-0-1 (3) | Julio Valadez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 22, 2009 21 years 10-0-1 (2) | Robert DaLuz | 6 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jul 10, 2009 20 years, 11 months 9-0-1 (2) | Jonathan Velardez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Mar 7, 2009 20 years, 6 months 8-0-1 (2) | Jose Garcia Bernal | 6 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Sep 19, 2008 20 years, 1 months 7-0-1 (2) | Adrian Aleman | 4 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jul 25, 2008 19 years, 11 months 6-0-1 (2) | Gino Escamilla | 6 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Mar 28, 2008 19 years, 7 months 5-0-1 (2) | Daniel Quevedo | 4 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jan 4, 2008 19 years, 4 months 4-0-1 (2) | Jose Pacheco | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 23, 2007 19 years, 3 months 3-0-1 (1) | Elton Dharry | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Oct 5, 2007 19 years, 1 months 2-0-1 (1) | Joseph Rios | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Jan 5, 2007 18 years, 4 months 1-0-1 (1) | Rodrigo Hernandez | 4 | MD | DRAW | |
1 | Oct 13, 2006 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Pedro Silva | 2 | KO | WIN |
