Juan Francisco Estrada
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Luis Alberto Lopez Quietly Becoming a Mexican Star
Luis Alberto Lopez was once considered a stepping stone for prospects and contenders, but he refused to play the role. Saturday at Turning Stone Casino in Verona, New York, he'll fight Reiya Abe to defend his IBF featherweight title – and continue ga...
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Breaking News
Kazuto Ioka Eyes WBA/WBC Unification Versus Estrada, As Mandatory Looms Versus 'Scrappy' Ramirez
Kazuto Ioka plans to revisit past business despite the present task at hand. BoxingScene.com has learned that a request was placed by Ioka through Shisei Promotions with the WBA for permission to pursue a title unification bout versus lineal/WBC 1...
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Juan Francisco Estrada To Test Bantamweight Waters, Eyes March Ring Return
Juan Francisco Estrada is prepared to take the first step to become a three-division titleholder. The reigning lineal and WBC junior bantamweight champion is prepared to campaign at bantamweight beginning with his next bout, which is targeted for nex...
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Carlos Cuadras Drops, Outpoints Pedro Guevara Via Split Decision To Win Interim WBC Title
Carlos Cuadras is right back in the title mix. The former WBC junior bantamweight titlist claimed an interim version of the belt with a hard-fought, twelve-round split decision win over Pedro Guevara. The battle of prior beltholders from Mexico saw C...
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Estrada-Ioka Talks Stall, Title Unification Clash Highly Doubtful For New Year's Eve
A title unification and year-end boxing tradition are both in jeopardy of not taking place. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that talks have dramatically stalled between the respective teams of Juan Francisco Estrada and Kazuto Ioka. More than a month a...
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Results
Junto Nakatani Scores Three Knockdowns, Outpoints Argi Cortes To Defend WBO Title
Junto Nakatani was extended the distance for the first time in a title fight but remained unbeaten and with his crown still in tow. The unbeaten two-division titlist made the first successful defense of his WBO junior bantamweight title of Mexico...
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Juan Francisco Estrada, Kazuto Ioka In Talks For WBC/WBA Unification Bout
Juan Francisco Estrada had a ringside seat for the attempted unification bout between Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco last New Year’s Eve. The reigning lineal and WBC junior bantamweight champion hopes to participate in this year’s edition.
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Junto Nakatani Eager For Unification With Juan Francisco Estrada
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Junto Nakatani (25-0, 19 KOs) is now a two-division world champion. The fighting pride of Sagamihara, Japan, captured the WBO junior bantamweight world title with a scintillating 12th-round knockout over Andrew Moloney (25-3, 1...
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Bam Rodriguez: Wouldn't Mind Getting Estrada In The Ring, See If He Can Back Those Words Up
You won’t find many people in the industry who have anything negative to say about Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. The few fighters that have gone that route naturally become a future target for the unbeaten Texan. All of Rodriguez’s energy is squarely placed...
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Nonito Donaire Planning For 115-Pound Run, Wants Estrada Fight To Become 5-Division Champ
Nonito Donaire already comfortably stands as a surefire first-ballot Hall of Famer, but the Filipino fighter is still trying to find new ways to further forge his legacy. Ever since the start of his professional career in 2001, the four-division cha...
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Ioka-Franco Aftermath: Franco Aims For Estrada Unification, While WBO Expected To Order Ioka-Nakatani
Joshua Franco still has the same target in mind for his next fight even with one less belt at stake. A title unification with lineal/WBC junior bantamweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada is still the priority for San Antonio’s Franco. The goal has...
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Estrada On Ioka-Franco: Whoever Wins Is Fine; Would Love To Unify Against Ioka
The final title fight of 2022 will include Juan Francisco Estrada among the most interested observers. Mexico’s Estrada has every intention of scouting the Kazuto Ioka-Joshua Franco WBA/WBO junior bantamweight unification bout, which takes place on D...