The promotion requested of the WBC sanctioning sphere, a voluntary defense of Leo Santa Cruz’s Championship. The WBC had scheduled Santa Cruz to defend in June and as this request was so close to the date of the event, the WBC has recommended and approved Leo Santa Cruz to compete in a non-title bout, in order to protect integrity and satisfy safety measures, which is the top priority of the WBC.
Leo Santa Cruz will make his mandatory defense of the division after this non-title fight on May the 2nd.
