WBC tremendous flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada may have a miracle to carry onto his title in opposition to challenger Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on this altering of the guard-level combat on DAZN this Saturday evening, June twenty ninth, on the Footprint Heart, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Estrada Outgunned and Outmatched
The 34-year-old Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) is out-gunned in each class by the 24-year-old ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs). Estrada will undergo his fourth profession defeat on Saturday with out one other controversial resolution, like his final in opposition to Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez in December 2022.
‘Bam’ Rodriguez will probably take the judges out of the sport on Saturday by beating up Estrada, both knocking him out or making the match so one-sided {that a} controversial resolution is unlikely.
Estrada’s slim possibilities of successful could be barely improved if he weren’t coming off a two-year layoff since his final match in opposition to Chocolatito. That point out of the ring hurts Estrada, as he’s not stayed energetic after consecutive lackluster fights in opposition to Gonzalez and Argi Cortes.
The World Boxing Council allowed Estrada to maintain his WBC 115-lb title, however they need to have stripped him as a consequence of his inactivity. He froze his title, making it unattainable for the contenders within the prime 15 to compete for the belt.
Estrada’s Observe Document
“Bam appears markedly greater than Estrada. He’s youthful, he’s greater, and he trains similarly with the old-fashioned mentality,” stated boxing skilled Chris Algieri to Probox TV, speaking about Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez having the scale benefit over WBC tremendous flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada going into their combat this Saturday evening on June twenty ninth on DAZN.
“There’s numerous issues stacked in opposition to Estrada. I’m not knocking Estrada in any respect. He’s an absolute legend. He’s by no means misplaced to anybody he’s ever fought [except for Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez]. He has three losses, however he beat them in rematches.”
For the file, Estrada misplaced to Chocolatito by a 12-round unanimous resolution of their first combat on November 17, 2012. Of their rematch in March 2021, Estrada beat Chocolatito by a 12-round cut up resolution and defeated him by a controversial 12-round majority resolution of their trilogy match in December 2022.
It’s honest to say that Estrada’s file in opposition to Chocolatito of their three fights is 1-2. Estrada fought in addition to he may in these three fights, however Chocolatito Gonzalez was the higher fighter total.
Many followers assume Chocolatito deserved the victory within the third combat with Estrada, because it wasn’t shut. Chocolatito was ranges above Estrada, who appeared like a shell of the fighter he’d been of their first and second fights. That was the final time Estrada fought, so followers view him as having little likelihood of defeating ‘Bam’ Rodriguez this Saturday.
Estrada-Rodriguez: A Predictable End result
“[Estrada] isn’t used to shedding. He’s bought a younger man in entrance of him [Bam Rodriguez], who’s going to be greater, he’s going to be stronger, and he’s going to be youthful. However expertise, you possibly can’t put goal numbers to it,” stated Algieri about Estrada.
Estrada-Rodriguez ought to be thrilling for so long as it lasts, however there’s just one winner on this combat: Bam Rodriguez. He’s been coaching with Chocolatito and sure has labored on his mixture punching, which gave Estrada suits in his three fights with Gonzalez.
