There are few fights in boxing where the stakes are high, violence is expected and there is no true favorite to win. This weekend’s showdown between undefeated Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares is that kind of fight.
It also helps that the fight is on free TV as part of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN.
The highly anticipated showdown at Staples Center in Los Angeles, between a pair of Mexican fighters who both reside in Southern California and have been on a collision course for years, is the type of thing from which rival-ries are made.