Leo Santa Cruz doesn’t know who he’s boxing on the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao undercard

WE know Leo Santa Cruz is boxing on theย  Floyd MayweatherManny Pacquiao undercard on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. We just donโ€™t know who heโ€™s boxing yet. And nor does he.

โ€œI donโ€™t know who Iโ€™m fighting yet, but Iโ€™m sparring different guys with different styles,โ€ the WBC super-bantamweight champion said. โ€œIโ€™m very grateful for the opportunity to fight on such an unbelievably huge card. I really want to thank Floyd Mayweather.

โ€œAny boxer would like to be on this card where millions of people are watching. Iโ€™m happy to represent Mexico on this night and on this fight card.โ€

With Guillermo Rigondeaux, Carl Frampton andย  Scott Quigg all in his division there are highly appealing fights out there for a super-bantamweight world champion. But we donโ€™t expect to see those match-ups any time soon. The later it gets the lower caliber of opponent heโ€™s likely to get. But Santa Cruz isnโ€™t dismissing this platform. โ€œI look at it as a key opportunity for me to make an even bigger name for myself, which is my goal because one day I want to become a superstar like Floyd. Thatโ€™s why I train really hard all of the time,โ€ Leo said. โ€œThere are no little fights for me. I consider every fighter dangerous. You lose when you think a fighter is not on your level and then he comes in hungrier than you. That will never happen to me.

โ€œThereโ€™s always a lot at risk for me. People keep talking about all of these big fights, but if I donโ€™t win now, there will be no big fights in the future.

โ€œI have to stay concentrated. I have to maintain focus and concentration. I canโ€™t get ahead of myself. I give 100 percent in training and in the ring. I always want to put on a great fight for the fans.โ€

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