Time for Santa Cruz to roll the dice

After a comfortable run-out against Rafael Rivera, the Mexican needs to make moves in 2019.

In an entertaining fight on Saturday night, Leo Santa Cruz extended his record to 36-1-1 after a convincing points win over the overmatched Mexican Rafael Rivera.

As expected when Santa Cruz enters the ring, the fight was an all-action affair with flurries of punches dominating large parts of the rounds without ever looking like a stoppage was in sight. The WBA featherweight champion won three unanimous scorecards of 119-109...