WBC tremendous flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez are preventing on June twenty ninth in Arizona. The combat has been talked about for some time, and now the 2 are reportedly near a deal.
Estrada vs. Rodriguez is an efficient money-level combat. Nevertheless, there are higher ones for Bam towards youthful fighters that may be extra fascinating to observe. Juan Francisco seems to be previous and previous it at 33. He’s now not lively and hasn’t regarded good in a few years.
Passing of the Baton or Controversial Ending?
This one would be the passing of the baton from Estrada to Bam until we’ve got a controversial determination like Juan Franciso’s second combat towards Roman Gonzalez.
RingTV reviews that Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs), who lately defeated IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards by a ninth-round stoppage final December, shall be shifting up in weight to 115 to problem the 33-year-old Juan Francisco Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) for his WBC title.
Estrada hasn’t fought in two years since his win over Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez of their 2022 trilogy match. It’s unclear what Estrada has left within the tank at this level in his lengthy skilled profession.
Most boxing followers who noticed Estrada’s second combat with Gonzalez in 2021 had him shedding that combat and being given a present determination. This author had Roman profitable 10-2. Estrada regarded shot in that combat. In Juan Francisco’s match after that, he gained a questionable determination over Argi Cortes in September 2022.
Estrada did win his final combat towards Chocolatito with out controversy, however that was extra of a case of Roman trying like he’d gotten previous since their earlier match in 2021.
The Estrada Issue
Followers can be extra serious about seeing Bam Rodriguez end unifying the 112-lb division towards WBC champion Julio Cesar Martinez and WBA champ Seigo Yuri Akui. Not like Juan Estrada, these guys are younger, lively, and nonetheless within the prime of their careers, which can make it extra fascinating to observe.
With Estrada, he’s so widespread that it may very well be tough for Bam Rodriguez to win with out scoring a knockout. Whenever you get a fighter as widespread as Juan Francisco, it may be an issue attempting to beat them by a choice, as we noticed together with his second combat with Roman and his match towards Cortes.
The very last thing Bam wants is to be on the receiving finish of a controversial determination and watch his reputation drop.
