WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada may need a miracle to retain his title against challenger Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez in a rematch of the title fight on DAZN this Saturday night, June 29, at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ. Arizona.
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Estrada is Complete and Unmatched
The 34-year-old Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) is outgunned in every division by the 24-year-old 'Bam' Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs). Estrada will suffer his fourth career loss on Saturday without another controversial decision, such as his last against Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez in December 2022.
'Bam' Rodriguez could throw the judges out of the game on Saturday by punching Estrada, knocking him out or making the match so one-sided that a controversial decision cannot happen.
Estrada's slim chances of winning would have been slightly improved if he hadn't been out of action for two years since his last fight with Chocolatito. Meanwhile, being out of the ring hurts Estrada, as he hasn't stayed busy after back-to-back fights against Gonzalez and Argi Cortes.
The World Boxing Council allowed Estrada to retain his WBC 115-lb title, but they had to strip him due to his ineffectiveness. He suspended his title, which made the fifteen contenders unable to fight for the belt.
Estrada's Track Record
“Bam looks much bigger than Estrada. He's small, he's big, and he trains with the same old-school mentality,” boxing expert Chris Algieri told Probox TV, referring to Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez's superiority over WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada. their fight on Saturday night June 29th on DAZN.
“There are many things overlapping in Estrada. I'm not knocking Estrada at all. He is an absolute legend. He has never been defeated by anyone he has ever fought [except for Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez]. He lost three times, but he beat them in the rematch.”
For the record, Estrada lost to Chocolatito by a 12-round unanimous decision in their first fight on November 17, 2012. In their rematch in March 2021, Estrada beat Chocolatito by a 12-round split decision and defeated him by 12-round majority decision in their trilogy game in December 2022.
It's fair to say that Estrada's record against Chocolatito in their three fights is 1-2. Estrada fought as well as he could in those three fights, but Chocolatito Gonzalez was the better fighter.
Many fans think that Chocolatito deserved to win the third fight with Estrada, as it was not close. Chocolatito was a level above Estrada, who looked like a shell of the fighter he had been in their first and second fight. It was Estrada's last fight, so fans are looking at him as a slim chance to beat 'Bam' Rodriguez this Saturday.
Estrada-Rodriguez: Predictable Outcome
“[Estrada] it doesn't tend to lose. He has a young man in front of him [Bam Rodriguez], you will be big, you will be strong, and you will be small. But experience, you can't put exact numbers on it,” Algieri said about Estrada.
Estrada-Rodriguez should be exciting as long as it lasts, but there's only one winner in this fight: Bam Rodriguez. He trained with Chocolatito and may have worked on his boxing combinations, which has given Estrada a draw in his three fights with Gonzalez.
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