“My dad says not to go over there, because going over there would be a really bad decision and, you know, he is right and everything but if I go over there and I get the win and beat him, for all the fans to see that I win, that’s all that matters. Hopefully they see that I win and they give me that.”
Santa Cruz has always been extremely close with his father. Last year, their bond got even stronger when the elder Santa Cruz won his battle with cancer.
The three division world champion is very clear that his father's approval is very important to him.
“It’s very important, he’s my father, he’s been there my whole life, my whole career. I always listen to my dad. If he says no, I wouldn’t go there. I do whatever he tells me to do," Santa Cruz said.
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