Undefeated WBA featherweight champion Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) is set for his rematch with former three-division world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) on January 28th at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas live on Showtime.
“This is a big fight. Obviously the first fight was a great fight. I was very happy Leo gave me a chance to fight for the title. There was a rematch clause in the contract, but if there wasn’t I would have been happy to give him the rematch,” Frampton told. “I am a man of my word. These are the fights I want to be a part of and I enjoyed every part of it. I will do whatever I can to make sure I come out on top again.”
Frampton defeated Santa Cruz this past summer in what was a battle between two undefeated featherweights at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Going toe-to-toe, Frampton pulled away to a unanimous decision, handing Leo Santa Cruz his first professional defeat.
“I thought I won and many say it was controversial but I don’t think it was controversial at all. I won the fight by three or four rounds but a lot of rounds were close. It was a competitive fight but I feel I was doing more to get the nod,” Frampton on the last fight. “If this fight were to happen 50 times, you would get 50 good fights. I think our styles gel really well.”
