The fight of the century is on the horizon, and we are now finding out more about the undercard.
Leo "Terremoto" Santa Cruz (29-0-1, 17 KOs) , the current WBC Super Bantamweight World Champion will be featured on the three-fight pay-per-view televised undercard against an opponent to be determined.
"I'm extremely excited to put one of the most popular and exciting Mexican fighters in the world on the pay-per-view undercard of this historic event on Cinco De Mayo weekend," said Mayweather, president of Mayweather Promotions. "I'm all about giving my loyal fans what they want. All the fans watching on fight night will be in for a great show when Leo Santa Cruz enters the ring.”
"I'm so honored to be the lead-in for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to do so on Cinco De Mayo weekend," said Santa Cruz. "This will be a huge night for boxing and I plan on showing everybody that I'm all about action-packed fights. I'm grateful to Floyd Mayweather and Mayweather Promotions for giving me this opportunity and giving the Mexican fight fans another reason to cheer on May 2."
Santa Cruz is a fan favorite and has defended his super bantamweight title numerous times and has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting fighters in the world.
In non-pay-per-view undercard action, a pair of Mayweather Promotions' fighters will look to keep their undefeated records intact. Super welterweight prospect Chris "Sweet" Pearson (11-0, 9 KOs) will square off against tough brawler Said El Harrak (12-2-2, 7 KOs) in a 10-round bout.
"I'm a young, hungry fighter who has big aspirations in this sport," said Pearson. "May 2 is a great opportunity to show the world why I will be a future world champion."
An undefeated prospect out of Dayton, Ohio, Pearson is coming off of an impressive unanimous decision in December 2014 over the hard-hitting Steve Martinez and he looks to keep his momentum going when he fights on May 2. At just 24,, Pearson had recorded eight straight victories inside the distance before his most recent bout. He takes on the 27-year-old El Harrak who fights out of Henderson, Nev. by way of London.
Cruiserweight knockout artist Andrew "The Beast" Tabiti (9-0, 9 KOs) will also take on an opponent to be determined in eight rounds of action.
A 25-year-old with extreme knockout power, Tabiti last fought in December 2014 and delivered with a first-round knockout of Ernest Reyna. It was his ninth knockout in a row to start his career. Born in Chicago but fighting out of Las Vegas, "The Beast" hopes to make it 10 knockouts in 10 tries when he enters the ring on May 2.
The undercard is sure to be an exciting lead in to the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight, and a great opportunity to see some of boxing’s up and coming talent.
