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Before a crowd of 7,827 at The Forum in Inglewood, California, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight title with an exciting twelve round majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada on Saturday night.
INGLEWOOD - Donnie Nietes made easy work of mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Reveco, stopping him in the seventh round, successfully defending his IBF flyweight title. It was all Nietes from the opening bell, outboxing the Argentine fighter by throwing and landing combinations to the head and body.
Sor Rungvisai vs. Estrada Fight Photos Gallery - Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight title with an exciting majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada on Saturday night. Photos by Ed Mulholland/HBO.
INGLEWOOD - Former flyweight titleholder McWilliams Arroyo (17-3, 14 KOs) of Puerto Rico won a 10 round majority decision over former titleholder Carlos Cuadras. It was another classic battle between fighters from Mexico and Puerto Rico. Both fighters stood in the pocket, exchanging combinations that looked to favor Cuadras early on. A right hand seemed to stun Arroyo near the end of the second round, but Cuadras was not able to follow up.
Sor Rungvisai Vide Interview - Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight title with an exciting majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada on Saturday night. The Thai champion (44-4-1) controlled the early rounds and withstood a late charge from Mexico's Estrada (36-3), leading to a dynamite 12th round that brought the lively crowd of 7,827 to its feet.
Former four division world champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez was an interested observer on Saturday night, as he watched two of his past opponents collide in the ring. At The Forum in Los Angeles, California, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight world title with a twelve round majority decision win over Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada.
Srisaket, who improved to 45-4-1 with 40 knockouts, won by a score of 117-111 on one judge's card. Another judge had him winning 115-113 and Las Vegas judge Dave Moretti scored it a draw, 114-114. Still, the victory was impressive enough to validate his status as a bona fide star in the super flyweight division, especially after beating former champ Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez twice in 2017.
Sor Rungvisai vs. Estrada CompuBox Punch Stats - Srisaket Sor Rungvisai retained his WBC super flyweight title with an exciting majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada on Saturday night. The Thai champion (44-4-1) controlled the early rounds and withstood a late charge from Mexico's Estrada (36-3), leading to a dynamite 12th round that brought the lively crowd of 7,827 to its feet.
Sor Rungvisai vs. Estrada Official Scorecard - INGLEWOOD - The journey from poverty in the streets in Thailand to world champion continues for Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. And it capped off an excellent fight and fight card on Saturday night. Rungvisai won a hard-fought 12 round majority decision over Juan Francisco Estrada before a raucous crowd of 7,827 at the Forum in this suburb of Los Angeles. With the victory, Rungvisai retains the WBC junior bantamweight title.
By Keith Idec - Juan Francisco Estrada came to fight Saturday night, but it wasn’t enough to beat the man, who beat the man, who beat Estrada. Thailand’s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai took the hardest shots Estrada landed, regularly connected with his straight left hand, did good body work and won a majority decisio...