WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada accelerated the sparring stage of his ongoing training camp in Hermosillo, as he prepares for his upcoming unification with WBA champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
Their second meeting will take place on March 13 in Dallas, Texas. The event will be streamed on DAZN.
Estrada has been chasing this fight for several years - to get revenge for the decision loss that he suffered back in 2012.
In their first encounter, Estrada had to drop down to 108-pounds - the first, and only time, he made that weight.
The Mexican veteran nearly killed his body to squeeze down to junior flyweight. After that fight, he immediately jumped back to the flyweight limit of 112.
"Roman Gonzalez is always in front, he moves much slower than Carlos Cuadras, but all fighters are different. This rematch will be an exciting fight, better than the first - because we're fighting in a division that's better suited for us," Estrada told Channel 13.
"In my career I only have three defeats, I have avenged two of them and the only one I am missing is Roman. I feel capable of beating him because I already fought with him, I know his weaknesses, so we are focused on winning convincingly. We are bringing in a strategy to come out with everything, to go for the intelligent knockout.
"The first time we faced each other, I entered the ring too weak, because it was difficult for me to make 108-pounds, but I ripped my heart out to keep up the pace and have a good fight."
Estrada admits that he's not satisfied with the agreed-upon purse for this rematch - but he's hoping a big victory, and an additional world title, will bring him a more lucrative opportunity.
"I am not satisfied, I am not happy with the purse - but for the opportunity to carry out this fight that we've been waiting for for so long, we are going to get in the ring to show that we are here to win a lot more," Estrada said.