Juan Francisco Estrada: record, next fight and profile →
The first and only four division world champion in the history of Nicaraguan boxing, Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez, has revealed that the rematch with two-time world champion Juan Francisco 'Gallo' Estrada is practically "80 or 90 percent" at the finish line - provided both of them come away with their hands up in their respective fights on October 23 in Mexico City.
Former world champion Carlos "Principe" Cuadras, is preparing as never before, for his scheduled rematch with one of the pound-for-pound boxers in the current scene, Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada.
Former world champion Carlos 'Principe' Cuadras is warning the critics to stop overlooking his ability to shake things up on October 23, when he enters the ring for his rematch against WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco 'Gallo' Estrada in Mexico City.
Almost eight years have passed since the championship fight between Juan Francisco 'Gallo' Estrada and Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez. In that fight, the Nicaraguan came away with a hard-fought win to retain his World Boxing Association light flyweight title.
Juan Francisco "Gallo" Estrada is putting in work in Jiquipilco, State of Mexico. Estrada (40-3, 27 KO's) will defend his title for the second time, in a rematch against Carlos “Príncipe” Cuadras (39-3-1, 27 KO's) on Friday, October 23 at the studios of TV Azteca CdMx, in a spectacular function in which Román “Chocolatito” González (49-2, 41 KO's) will risk his WBA Super Flyweight World Championship against the Mexican Israel “Jiga” González (25-3, 11 KO's) and in another duel between Mexicans, Julio César “Rey” Martínez (16-1, 12 KO's) will risk his WBC Fly World Championship for the second time, against Maximino “Max” Flores (25-4-2, 17 KO's).
Matchroom return to Mexico on Friday October 23 at TV Azteca Studios in Mexico City with a World title triple-header led by champions Juan Francisco Estrada, Román ‘Chocolatito’ González and Julio Cesar Martinez, live on DAZN in the US and on TV Azteca in Mexico, on a huge fight night brought to you by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing with Zanfer Promotions.
While Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn formally announced a slate of fall fights that will take place in the United Kingdom, including the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte heavyweight rematch on Nov. 21, the schedule for his Matchroom Boxing USA remains a work in progress. However, multiple sources told BoxingScene that there are three cards in the works that would stream on DAZN -- one in October and two in November -- as follow-ups to the one card Matchroom USA has put on since boxing returned during the coronavirus pandemic. That card was on Aug. 15 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where Jessica McCaskill outpointed Cecilia Braekhus in a major upset to take the undisputed women’s welterweight title.
World champions Juan Francisco "Gallo" Estrada and Miguel "Alacrán" Berchelt, opened up their high altitude camps in Jiquipilco, State of Mexico, in view of their next commitments in which they will defend their respective titles.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai apparently managed to rid himself of any lingering ring rust with his last performance. The former lineal junior bantamweight champion overcame a sluggish start to outpoint countryman and former flyweight titlist Amnat Ruenroeng in their August 1 clash in Bang Phun, Thailand. Sor Rungvisai surged ahead in the second half to prevail by scores of 97-94, 96-93 and 99-91 in their ten-round bout between two of the more accomplished boxers to ever come out of Thailand.
It seems that a Mexican civil war could be brewing, as a rematch inches closer between the super flyweight world champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC), Francisco "Gallo" Estrada and the former world champion, Carlos Cuadras. The rematch would take place on the tentative date of October 17 in the United States.