Leo Santa Cruz is a Mexican professional boxer who is currently competing in the super featherweight division. The 33-year-old has held multiple titles in four weight classes and is one of the best boxers present in the 126-pound division. Moreover, El Terremeto has a brilliant record of 37-2-1 with 19 knockouts to his name.
He will now face Keenan Carbajal this weekend in a ten-round super featherweight match in the co-main event of Thurman vs Barrios. However, going into this bout Leo Santa Cruz is coming off a horrific knockout loss against Gervonta Davis. So it would be interesting to see how he has dealt with this previous setback. Although let us shift the topic from his professional career and take a look at his beautiful family life.
Family Life of Leo Santa Cruz
Leo Santa Cruz was born to Jose Santa Cruz and Elodea Santa Cruz on August 10, 1988, in Huetamo, Mexico. El Terremeto has three brothers- Jose, Antonio and Roberto Santa Cruz. Robert Santa Cruz is the eldest among the four brothers.
Interestingly, all three of his siblings are boxers and have competed professionally. Jose Armando was a former interim lightweight title and has a brilliant record of 28-5-0. Currently, he is training at the Maywood boxing gym in California. His brothers assist him and deal with several aspects of his promotional company.
Leo Santa Cruz along with his brothers was trained by his father Jose Santa Cruz. The Mexican started his boxing journey under the guidance of his father when he was eight year’s old. Santa Cruz’s father has been a big inspiration for him and he credits his father for all the achievements that he has accomplished throughout his boxing career.
In a three-part series of PBC called Getting to know Leo Santa Cruz, the featherweight boxer revealed that his father left his job to support him in boxing. Meanwhile, his mother Elodea explained their struggle during Leo’s childhood days.
Other than the above video there is not much information available about his mother on the internet. It seems that her mother likes to stay away from all the social media glamour.
Is Leo Santa Cruz Married?
As per a report from Datingcelebs, Santa Cruz is currently single. According to this source, there is no information regarding the 33-year-old boxer’s past relationships. However, the Mexican boxer is blessed with three kids, Alan, Luna and Delilah.
Santa Cruz named his son Alan after his manager Al Haymon. The four-division champion revealed the reason behind keeping this name during one of the interviews. “Al Haymon has been such a great manager for me, He’s been like family. So, yeah, I called my son Al.”
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Cruz often shares heartwarming pictures of his kids on Instagram during their birthdays or special occasions. It would be safe to assume that a 33-year-old boxer is a family man. Moreover, his kids hold a special place in his heart and he tries to do everything for them.