Christian Esquivel: record, next fight and profile →
The weights are in at the Auditorio Municipal Tijuana, where Zanfer Promotions is staging their latest Azteca 7 card, with a main event of IBF champion Javier “Cobra” Mendoza (22-2-1, 18 KO’s) facing Mauricio Fuentes (17-3-0, 11 KO’s) in a non-title fight. PHOTOS & WEIGHTS Javier Mendoza 110 lbs vs. Mauricio Fuentes 110 lbs Edivaldo Ortega 122 lbs vs. Cristian Esquivel 122 lbs
By Jake Donovan - More than a decade after his last title fight, 35-year old Malcolm Tunacao has punched his way back into contention. The former lineal flyweight king earned a mandatory bantamweight title shot after knocking out Christian Esquivel in the 7th round Saturday evening in his adopted home of Kobe, Japan. Tunacao was in charge for most of the contest against a determined foe nine years his junior. Open scoring revealed the Filipino southpaw to lead 40-36 on all three scorecards after four rounds, though the judges' final tallies would eventually prove moot. A right hook put Esquivel down and out, with no count necessary as the Mexican laid motionless on the canvas for several minutes. The official time was 2:10 of round seven.
Mexico’s former WBC bantamweight title challenger Christian Esquivel has warned former world flyweight and reigning OPBF champion Malcolm “Eagle Eye” Tunacao not to make future plans until he faces him in their title eliminator in Kobe, Japan on Saturday.
Mexico’s Christian “Italiano” Esquivel has said he plans to use his famed right hook when he battles Filipino southpaw Malcolm “Eagle Eye” Tunacao in a WBC bantamweight title eliminator at the Central Gym in Kobe, Japan on December 22. Esquivel who is ranked No. 4 paid a courtesy call on WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman at the World Boxing Council officesto thank Don Jose for the chance to face Tjnacao, the former WBC flyweight champion who is ranked No,.2 , for the right to challenge reigning 118 pound champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan. Esquivel fought Yamanaka in a title bout last year but lost by an 11thth round knockout. Esquivel said “It is a real pride to fight a WBC eliminator. This organization is yje most prestigious in the world of boxing.” Esquivel said “I feel motivated to win the title and I want to get to that fight but first I have to defeat Tunacao.”
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has confirmed that former world flyweight champion Malcolm “Eagle Eye” Tunacao of the Philippines will face Christian Esquivel of Mexico in a bantamweight title eliminator in Kobe, Japan on December 22. Sulaiman said that No. 2 ranked southpaw Tunacao who is based in Japan would face the 4th ranked Esquivel with the winner earning a shot at champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan sometime next year. It was reported that No.1 ranked Hugo Cazares of Mexico and No.3 rated WBC Silver champion Tomoki Kameda of Japan had turned down the title eliminator which was accepted by Esquivel.
Is has been announced in Mexico that WBC super bantamweight champion Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13KOs) will not make the first defense of his title on August 25th in Puebla, Mexico against Christian Esquivel (25-3, 18KOs). Last week the fight was announced by Gala Boxing. No reason was provided for the cancellation, but the Mares camp promises to provide more information in the coming days.
Mexican promoter Gala Boxing has announced that WBC super bantamweight champion Abner Mares (24-0-1, 13KOs) will make the first defense of his title on August 25th in Puebla, Mexico against Christian Esquivel (25-3, 18KOs). Some fans may remember Esquivel from last November's fight with Shinsuke Yamanaka in Tokyo. Esquivel and Yamanaka fought for the vacant WBC title at bantamweight, which the Japanese fighter captured with an eleventh round TKO.
Mexican bantamweight Christian "Italiano" Esquivel, 25-years-old, has regrouped after suffering a loss to Japanese southpaw Shinsuke Yamanaka (15-0, 11KOs) on the 6th of November in Tokyo. The fight was a war, with Esquivel going down in the sixth, and Yamanaka going down in the seventh, and then Esquivel going down again in the eleventh as the fight was stopped. They fought for the vacant WBC title and Esquivel (24-3, 18KOs) wants to fight his way back to a rematch.