Santa Cruz vs Mares 2 FULL FIGHT: June 9, 2018 | PBC on Showtime

In a rematch of their 2015 title fight, Featherweight World Champions Leo Santa Cruz defeats Abner Mares by unanimous decision after 12 action-packed rounds.
Santa Cruz (35-1-1, 19 knockouts) once again earned a decision over Abner Mares, a fellow Mexican multi-divisional champion who has made a home for himself in the Los Angeles area. Scores were unanimous for Santa Cruz -- 115-113 from Ray Danseco, 116-112 from Steve Weisfeld, and 117-111 from Zac Young. The fight seemed closer than their first affair in August of 2015 that saw Santa Cruz win by majority decision. Santa Cruz retained his WBA belt at 126 pounds in front of 12,505 fans.
The two combined for 2,038 punches Saturday night -- seven more punches than the two combined to throw in their first fight. Santa Cruz landed 357 of 1,061 punches and Mares landed 226 of 997 in the rematch.
Mares (31-3-1, 15 KOs) fought a better gameplan than the first fight, finding the mark with shorter shots in between Santa Cruz's wider shots in the early goings. Mares fought at the pace that favors Santa Cruz and held his own, building an early lead according to many ringside.
The third round saw both guys wobbled by each other's offense. First Mares was buzzed by a Santa Cruz combination and then came right back with his own offense. Santa Cruz then felt the power of Mares following a wicked combination.
Santa Cruz landed his best shots when he caught Mares moving backwards when Mares was done throwing a combination. Both dug heavy shots to the body.
Santa Cruz began to use his length in the fifth round, catching Mares with straight right hands from the outside. Mares and Santa Cruz traded a couple shots behind the head.
The tide started to head in Santa Cruz's favor in the second half of the fight as the pace seemed to wear on the 32-year-old Mares just enough for there to be more separation.
Santa Cruz suffered a cut near his right eye in the ninth round but it didn't bother him.
Santa Cruz started to pull away in the championship rounds. Mares had much less heat on his punches and was fluttering away with combinations. Santa Cruz was catching Mares flusher with his shots and doing more damage, which likely helped on the scorecards.
Santa Cruz won two out of the last three rounds on all three judges scorecards, though he was ahead on all three scorecards at the halfway point.
#LeoSantaCruz #AbnerMares #SantaCruzMares
Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info.
SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS:
pbcham.ps/FightAlerts
FOLLOW US:
/ premierboxing
/ premierboxing
/ premierboxingchampions

[@eliasfresquez4658]

Leo Santa Cruz the most underrated fighter of his generation

[@bradpitt1263]

Nah he got beat on by a midget

[@julianshalders6047]

Santa Cruz tough fighter 🥊🥊🙏

[@jumalakohtuotsus4174]

Wasn't against Tank sadly 😔

[@Blacattacsquadron]

​@@jumalakohtuotsus4174 that was a case of styles make fights. For example: Kambosos can beat Teo, but Kambosos can't beat Loma.

[@omarmalik939]

​@@jumalakohtuotsus4174 😂😂right ✅️

[@BronzeBoxing]

Who’s here after the 3rd fight got announced

[@elysium619]

Great fight! Santa Cruz, the consummate, sweet science, long sniper and Mares who is best at close range . The fundamental problem for Mares was to get inside to do his work, he has to, in the words of Teddy Atlas, "go through a bad neighborhood." Cruz's style and superior skills outed Mares.

[@papymadjendje]

Foi bom jogo

[@wadenvern]

Such a great show of sportsmanship from two phenomenal fighters. One of the best fights of all time imho

[@javierjimenez7220]

Estás peleas son buenas para verlas

[@markmilan57]

Nail biting full of action kinda fight.

[@josegallegos3068]

grandes guerreros..mexicanos..

[@junasdatalla9909]

Both of them are good figther

[@luisantonbuenviaje5353]

Back in 2015 they fought each other over 2.000 plus punches but in 2018 over nearly 2.000 plus punches

[@christianjohndinolan-xh4hn]

Good match very tactics boxer

[@Brownticket]

Why mares had to get beat up like that sheesh 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@MartinBeltran-ry9wd]

Mama mia .what a fight between,two great boxers.leo santa cruz and a ner mares

[@Soapboxwarrior]

Leo Santa Cruz v Stephon Fulton at 126? Never gonna happen, but would love a Santa Cruz v Fulton fight

[@Pray4Cilley]

Don't do that to Leo man

[@Beau090Malcom]

Imagine Santa Cruz vs Brandon Figueroa at 126

[@Blacattacsquadron]

​@@Beau090Malcom WTF??? Brandon?? You have a toxic imagination fella🤣🤣🤣.

[@omarmalik939]

​@@Pray4Cilley 😂😂

[@omarmalik939]

​@@Beau090Malcom that would be a gorgeous fight

[@randomVandollz]

If we keeping it real this fight was low key boring Mares had 0 answers

[@Brownticket]

Yurrrrr

[@erniegueriba709]

Parang walang balak mag knock out.. scoran lang..

[@Blacattacsquadron]

Exactly 💯💯🥃🥃!!!

[@omarmalik939]

A classic showcase of skill 👍🏾

[@user-um3ql8hb2q]

Pinche peleeeeeon.los dos s9n cabrones.pero leo ta perroo.bien ganado

[@KevinGonzalez-bh4jq]

Oscar Valdez stops both of them

[@randomdoggo1928]

Santa Cruz has a style similar to Navarrete, so he beats the brakes off him unless Valdez changes his style.

[@ivanalvarado4704]

Borring remachi whit tank david

[@user-ne3nf4lw8u]

Santa cruz ernesto tardo

[@juliocesarlechuga1977]

*MUY 🐖 PARA PELEAR MARES, SE LA PASO ABRAZANDO A SANTA CRUZ 👎*

[@eddietruncan]

First

[@ansingbey8645]

This fightis like awwe.

[@joeydelrosario6955]

Pilglbjcv

[@virajthusitha2753]

not bldi jejing

[@boxinglegendstv5981]

Mares won the second fight!

[@MartinBeltran-ry9wd]

No my friend,Abner mares loose the fight.that night,becouse Leo Santa Cruz fight better than.abner.mares.not discused

[@MartinBeltran-ry9wd]

My friend you need contact lens.becouse you don't see that fight.i do.

[@omarmalik939]

​@@MartinBeltran-ry9wd 😂😂 vision screening