Frampton later on took to Twitter to congratulate Cruz and returned his gesture asking Cruz to face him in summer. hours “Well done to Leo Santa Cruz and commiserations to my friend Kiko Martinez”.
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Frampton, who has a 22-0 career record, is aiming to become the first Northern Ireland boxer to win world titles at different weights.
His tweet was quickly followed by one from Frampton himself. Would love to give boxing fans a fight vs @ RealCFrampton this summer.
In February, he beat Scott Quigg in a super-bantamweight unification bout.
He was subsequently stripped of the WBA bauble for failing to open negotiations with mandatory challenger Guillermo Rigondeaux, a fight that would have generated far less money than the Santa Cruz showdown.
Frampton suggested after the Quigg fight that he would seek to step up to featherweight for a big fight against either IBF champion Lee Selby or WBA holder Santa Cruz.
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Mexican Santa Cruz, 27, is a three-weight world champion and is undefeated in his 33 professional contests.
