Carl Frampton (23-0, 14 KOs) won the WBA featherweight title by outpointing defending champion Leo Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Frampton, a former IBF and WBA super bantamweight champion, become the first Northern Irishman to win world titles in two weight divisions.
Two judges scored the fight 117-111, 116-112 for Frampton, while the third ruled it 114-114.
Frampton made the stronger start and rocked the Mexican with a left hook…