Wow. Carl Frampton is Ireland's second ever two-weight boxing champion.
And what a way to do it in. His fight with Santa Cruz was so tight, no one really knew which way the judges would go. In fact, one judge scored the fight equally 114-114. It was nip and tuck the whole way, as the pair exchanged rounds - here are the three best moments of the fight.
It started with a lot of promise, with Frampton making Santa Cruz stagger before jumping in on him. The crowd was going nuts:
.@RealCFrampton staggers @leosantacruz2 as these two continue to go toe-to-toe. #SantaCruzFrampton #Boxinghttps://t.co/5LyU5gl9p3
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 31, 2016
Things got really heated, and it's a clip like this that makes you realise how 1,200 punches were thrown in the fight:
Nonstop action between @leosantacruz2 and @RealCFrampton as they tee off center of the ring. #SantaCruzFramptonhttps://t.co/Neokat9VI2
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 31, 2016
The re-cap slow mo action was insane. There's even a Rocky III freeze-frame style ending:
Back and forth. All out war between @leosantacruz2 and @RealCFrampton. #SantaCruzFrampton #Boxinghttps://t.co/6yWdjxybDQ
— SHOWTIME Boxing (@ShowtimeBoxing) July 31, 2016
