By Jake Donovan
Adrian Estrella continues the transformation from prospect to contender, as his team has agreed to terms for a showdown with recent super featherweight title challenger Fernando Saucedo.
The bout will take place on December 6 in Monterrey, Mexico, according to Estrella’s promoter, Promociones del Pueblo.
Both fighters appeared in separate bouts on October 4, with their results going in opposite directions.
The 22-year old Estrella (19-0, 17KOs) registered the most significant win of his career, flooring and dominating former two-division titlist Celestino Caballero en route to a landslide decision win in the Televisa-televised chief support to Jhonny Gonzalez’ one-sided 11th round stoppage of Jorge Arce.
Things didn’t go quite as well for Saucedo (52-6-3, 8KO), who came up miserably short in a 130 lb. title bid versus Rances Barthelemy in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The bout was his second crack at a major title, also dropping a decision to Chris John in their Dec. ’10 featherweight bout in Indonesia.
Saucedo fights outside of his native Argentina for the second straight time. Overall, the 32-year old is 0-4-1 on the road, though adviser Samson Lewkowicz has vowed that his charge will “surprise all of Mexico and convincingly beat Estrella.”
The bout will air live on Televisa.
Jake Donovan is the Managing Editor of BoxingScene.com, as well as the Records Keeper for the Transnational Boxing Ratings Board and a member of Boxing Writers Association of America. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox
