The Mexican defeated the Central American by split decision after 12 intense rounds and is the WBC and WBA Super Flyweight Champion.
DALLAS – The Mexican Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada he made the most of a real fight above the ring, where he competed with the World Boxing Council and World Association Super Fly Championships.
Estrada defeated the Nicaraguan by split decision Roman “Chocolatito” González in Boxing Night’s main fight in downtown Dallas, Texas to add to its WBC Championship, the WBA.
The judges saw Estrada win 115-113 and 117-111, while another saw González triumph with 115-113 in the second edition of their first joint fight, which was worth nearly nine years.
However, it is very likely that the real winner was boxing in general, with one of the brightest and most explosive fights of recent times between two real world champions.
“Chocolatito is a great boxer and he came to fight for real,” said Estrada. “I knew I had to attack non-stop because I was facing a real champion. I think I’ve taken control more clearly from lap 10 onwards. “
Estrada (42-3-0) came out as a literal “rooster”, with the initiative and strength against “Chocolatito” (50-3-0), who was slow to start his attack, perhaps waiting to hit the mark. his rival, who had a more natural weight.
But just in the middle of the second round, both fighters let go with all the aggression and precision for the remainder of the fight, much to the delight of the roughly 4,000 fans who paid for a ticket to the boxing feature at the American Airlines Center. in Dallas.
“I think I did well and the fight was very close,” said Gonzalez. “I think this fight was much better than the first.”
The third throw was no different. Estrada and González attacked repeatedly with their best repertoire, alternating the attack, with good combinations, middle moves and determination, while the crowd has been on their feet ever since.
That was a major league fight, so neither closed a truce and little by little it seemed that Nicaraguan González took over the lawsuit in the fourth round, as Mexican Estrada responded to the challenge.
In the sixth round, “Chocolatito” González already half his strokes more for precision than quantity and he managed to connect from the right, from the left to the face of Estrada, who had to hit his combinations, in front of the defense. speed of the rival.
Neither fighters held anything. They kept throwing punches throughout the second half of the fight. The seventh went to Estrada, who hit Gonzalez in the face, who had scored at least two of the previous rounds.
While “Gallo” Estrada took his worst damage with hooks to the soft parts, González hit the face, in less quantity but with force. A screaming fight that could go to either one by now.
For the last quarter of the fight, the Mexican benefited from a very close fight, with his incessant up and down attack, without slowing down let alone the rhythm, against the Nicaraguan, who seemed to suffer more to defend himself and the guard enemy.
Both ended the final episode as they started, throwing all their arsenal, in the epilogue of a real-life battle on the wire.
One of the best 12 rounds seen in time, never stopped until the last bell rang.
“I have to make a mandatory defense, but after today’s fight, I’m willing to give ‘Chocolatito’ a rematch anytime,” said Estrada.