Juan Francisco Estrada weighed in at 115 lbs on the tremendous flyweight restrict, and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez got here in at 115 kilos throughout Friday’s weigh-in for his or her headliner, stay on DAZN, this Saturday, June twenty ninth on the Footprint Heart, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Estrada’s Return
Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) will return to the ring from a pleasant two-year absence to defend his WBC tremendous flyweight title towards favourite ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) in the principle occasion.
‘Bam’ Rodriguez appeared higher on the weigh-in at present, showing much less drawn in comparison with thie 34-year-old Estrada, who had the look of somebody who had struggled to make weight.
What most boxing followers wish to know is whether or not the 34-year-old Estrada has sufficient left within the tank to defeat the a lot youthful fighter.
It’s a tricky one for Estrada to be coming again after two years out of the ring, and he would have been higher off taking a tune-up reasonably than leaping straight into a tough combat towards top-of-the-line fighters within the tremendous flyweight division.
Within the chief assist, flyweights Sunny Edwards and Adrian Curiel each weighed 112 lbs for his or her 12-round combat. The previous IBF flyweight champion Edwards (20-1, 5 KOs) was stopped in his earlier combat towards ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. Curiel (24-5-1, 5 KOs) was knocked out in his final combat as nicely.
Skilled Predictions
“He did beat the blokes that Bam beat of their absolute prime,” stated Sergio Mora to DAZN Boxing about Juan Francisco Estrada beating two of the identical guys Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez did however within the prime of their careers. “Estrada beat all these guys, even those he misplaced towards. He got here again and [avenged] these [losses]. So, he fought Cuadras at his absolute monstrous greatest.
“He fought Chocolatito. He beat these guys like Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. These are the blokes that gave everybody bother. He knocked out guys like Chocolatito. Estrada was in a position to field circles round them after which sit down and combat when he can do it.
“So, he can field, he can combat, and he can have the expertise. He can muster up the greatness in a single final efficiency. He can absolutely do it towards a 24-year-old younger champion,” stated Mora. “I believed lengthy and arduous, and I bought to go along with ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. I really like the momentum.”
“I’m taking ‘Bam’ Rodriguez as nicely, however I’m taking ‘Bam’ by knockout,” stated Chris Mannix. “He went into that combat towards Sunny Edwards his final trip with a not too long ago recovered jaw harm. He instructed us this week that he had a collarbone harm as nicely that he was bouncing again from.
“He’s coming into this combat utterly wholesome. He’s coming into this combat with a variety of motivation. I believe ‘Bam’ Rodriguez by late-round stoppage towards Juan Francisco Estrada. In boxing, something can occur,” stated Mannix.
