By Edward Chaykovsky

WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton has no issue with moving forward with an immediate rematch with Leo Santa Cruz on a date in December - but the fight will not happen in Los Angeles.

While it was previously denied, Frampton (23-0, 14KOs) now admits that a rematch clause exists. He won a twelve round decision over Santa Cruz (32-1-1, 18KOs) last month at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Santa Cruz, and his father/trainer Jose Santa Cruz, believe they won the match - which many saw as a Fight of The Year battle.

Because the fight was held in Brooklyn, where a lot of Irish fans packed the venue in support of Frampton, the former champion wants the rematch to take place in Los Angeles where a lot of the Mexican fight fans can attend.

Frampton is open to a neutral location like Las Vegas, but not LA.

"It looks like there is going to be a rematch and I am happy about that," Frampton told Sky Sports. "It was a good fight last time and I feel like I won it and I do feel I can win a rematch more convincingly - if I box with my head a bit more than my heart.

"But it's potentially going to be my next fight. I'd like to get out before the end of the year, in December. I just want the Christmas off but there are no injuries, Santa Cruz hasn't got any, nor have I, so why not? The Odyssey Arena is the biggest indoor arena we could do it in in Belfast but it holds 9,000 and this fight probably requires a bit more."

"I would love to bring him to Belfast. I would love to show the people of Belfast a fight with a world-class fighter like Santa Cruz. Hopefully we will bring it to Belfast but it might be New York again, or Las Vegas. One thing for sure is it's not going to be in Los Angeles where he wants it, because I am the champion."

"We've seen what he's said and Santa Cruz seems to say what his dad tells him to do. My dad said 'I won this fight', my dad says 'I will win the next one', my dad says 'I will knock him out' and so on. It was a wee bit of sour grapes but I suppose that happens. He is a big name, he was expected to win and he thought he was going to win but he lost so you have to expect it a wee bit."