Santa Cruz defeats Mares in rematch

In the main event of the evening in Los Angeles, Leo Santa Cruz (35-1-1, 19 KOs) again got a decision over Abner Mares (31-3-1, 15 KOs) in the rematch and defended his featherweight title. The scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 all in favor of Santa Cruz.

According to CompuBox statistics, Santa Cruz was able to deliver 357 punches out of 1,061 thrown. Mares landed 226 blows out of 977, which, in fact, repeated the statistics of their first meeting in August 2015 - Santa Cruz 373/1054, Mares 226/977.