NUEVA YORK (Jan. 20, 2015) – El invicto campeón mundial en tres divisiones León “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz will make the first defense of his Featherweight World Championship against former world champion Kiko Martínez en Sábado, Febrero. 27, vivir TIEMPO DE LA FUNCION^® desde Honda Center en Anaheim, California.

La transmisión de SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING comienza a las 10 p.m. Y/7 p.m. PT.

“I’m excited to have another opportunity to fight in front of my L.A. amigos,” dijo Santa Cruz. “I’ve been in the gym and staying ready for anyone that’s put in front of me. Yo voy a ser 100 percent ready for this fight and I plan to go out there and look great.”

“I’m thrilled for the opportunity to face off against Leo Santa Cruz on Febrero 27,” dijo Martínez. “Santa Cruz is clearly one of the very best featherweights in the world but I have what it takes. I’ve already begun working very hard with my longtime trainer Gaby Sarmiento and I will be victorious.”

“It’s always great to be able to bring quality fights to the Southern California fight fans,” dijo Tom Brown, de Promociones TGB. “The Leo Santa Cruz vs. Kiko Martinez battle couldn’t be in a better venue or town and it will provide non-stop action from the opening bell. TGB Promotions is honored to once again work with SHOWTIME and the team at the Honda Center on another great event.”

Las entradas para el evento en vivo, que está promovido por Promociones TGB, tienen un precio de $27, $54, $104 y $199 and are on sale now via ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster retail locations or by calling 800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the Honda Center Box Office.

The popular Mexican-American Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs), peleando fuera de Los Angeles, won the 126-pound title in a “Pelea del Año” candidate against former three-division champ Abner Mares last August at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. It was just the second fight in the featherweight division for Santa Cruz, who has won belts at 118 y 122 libras mientras se gana la reputación de ser uno de los luchadores más activos y emocionantes del boxeo. The 27-year-old also holds victories over Cristian Mijares y Eric Morel and has fought in world title bouts in 10 de su pasado 12 peleas desde 2012.

Martínez (35-6-0, 26 KOs), of Valenciana, España, is a former super bantamweight world champion who won the IBF belt with a sixth-round knockout of Jhonatan Romero en 2013. The 29-year-old made two successful title defenses against Jeffrey Mathebula and long-time titlist Hozumi Hasegawaantes de perder una decisión en 2014 en una revancha contra Carl Frampton. Martinez challenged De Scott Quigg for the 122-pound belt in July of 2015 before moving up to 126 libra, where he bounced back to record knockouts in two of his three fights in just two months. A world traveler who frequently fights on his opponent’s home turf, Martinez will now challenge Santa Cruz in just his second fight in the U.S. with his sights set on becoming a two-division world champion.

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