The ‘Gallo’ Estrada beat the ‘Chocolatito’ González and is a double super flyweight world champion
Juan Estrada became a double super flyweight champion, endorsed by the WBC and the WBA, by defeating the Nicaraguan by split decision, in a fight worthy of the best evenings.
Juan Francisco El ‘Gallo’ Estrada fulfilled his promise and took revenge for the affront raised eight years ago by Román ‘Chocolatito’ González , and although he could not knock him out, he became a double super flyweight champion, endorsed by the WBC and the WBA , by defeating the Nicaraguan by split decision (115-113, 117-111 and 115-113), in a fight worthy of the best evenings.
If there is something assured every time Estrada and González are on the ring, it is an avalanche of blows, between the two they scored more than 2,500 blows. “I felt very good, but Roman is a great fighter and he deserves a third fight,” accepted the winner.
This Saturday was a rematch with a different scenario: Not only in the city, the first in Los Angeles, this time in Dallas. But unlike eight years ago, Estrada, the Mexican, also arrived as a champion, ready to remove that affront suffered in his first years as a boxer.
González, the Nicaraguan, seemed not as solid as then, but he retained the power of his fists ready to make his superiority clear.
The ‘Gallo’ jumped into the first round ready to surprise, his goal prior to the battle was to knock out and although he did not come close to that, he made it clear that he was a serious opponent.
But his aggressiveness woke up the monster that beat him in the past, who let go of his arms with long combinations. From that moment, the match lifted the fans from their seats, marking the cards in a tremendous sway that was not a favorite.
The center of the ring was inhabited by two warriors who did not retreat, a ‘give and take’ without respite, with a physical condition that after the seventh round did not diminish in any of them.
González always towards the front, Estrada, sometimes stealthy, but without stopping to throw blows, the fight was getting old and the slightest neglect could cost them dearly, they knew it and risked it but with the security imposed on each blow.
The ‘Chocolatito ‘ and his sharp right that inflamed the left eyelid of the Sonoran; this one, with constant rights in the form of counterattack, nobody gave in, nobody was sure of the victory and they were ready to throw the rest.
Thus, like two machines to throw blows and with sufficient physical condition to accept punishment, they reached the climax of the contest. “For the family,” they yelled at El ‘Chocolatito’ in his corner, and for her he was close to sending El ‘Gallo’ to the canvas, but the Mexican, out of pride, remained standing until the final bell.