Video: Official Weigh-in: Leo Santa Cruz 124.5 lbs vs Jose Cayetano 125lbs
Official Weigh-in: Leo Santa Cruz 124.5 lbs vs Jose Cayetano 125lbs
The pay-per-view undercard for Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao is topped by a bout featuring WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) against Mexican brawler Jose Cayetano (17-3, 8 KOs). The pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and SHOWTIME PPV®beginning at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT.
26-year-old Santa Cruz will be making his second appearance on a Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view undercard. The fan-friendly two-division world champion has defended his super bantamweight title numerous times in impressive fashion on his way to earning a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the world. Born in Huetamo, Michoaca de Ocampo, Mexico but fighting out of Los Angeles, Santa Cruz won his first world title in 2012. In 2013 he won his super bantamweight title.
Fighting out of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Cayetano turned pro in 2009 and sprinted to a 10-0 record before dropping a narrow split decision to Ruben Tamayo in 2011. He most recently dropped a decision to Enrique Bernache in February after defeating Dennis Contreras and Eden Marquez in his previous two starts. He hopes to make a grand impression in his U.S. debut on May 2.
Boxing’s pound-for-pound king and the current WBC welterweight champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) will step into the ring to face the current WBO welterweight champion and the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter of the Decade, ”Manny “Pac-Man” (57-5-2, 38 KOs), in an epic welterweight world championship unification bout. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT.