Despite a late comeback from Roman Gonzalez vs his opponent Juan Francisco Estrada won via unanimous decision to become new WBC super flyweight champion, know the full undercard results & part 3 purse
Following his strong start, Estrada struggled during middle rounds, however, he managed to stay ahead of Gonzalez on the scorecards owing to his turnaround performance in the 12th round. In the end, judges awarded unanimous decision win to Estrada, who won via score of 114-114, 116-112, 115-113.
Juan Francisco Estrada vs Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez 3 Purse, Payouts, Winner, Full Fight Card Results, Score, Boxing Match Highlights
From their third fight, Estrada will earn confirmed purse of $750,000 along with 60% of PPV revenue. Meanwhile, Gonzalez will bag $500,000 and 40% of PPV. If PPV sales go as expected, earnings of Gonzalez will amount to $1.2 Million and Estrada’s purse will amount to $2 Million. After winning via unanimous decision, Estrada has clinched WBC super flyweight title and might has paved his way towards much bigger fights. Elsewhere in the co-main event, Julio Cesar Martinez secured comfortable victory over Samuel Carmona to retain his WBC flyweight title.
Full Fight Card Results
- Juan Francisco Estrada defeated Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez: For the vacant WBC super flyweight title
- Julio Cesar Martinez won against Samuel Carmona; For Martinez’s WBC flyweight title
- Joselito Velazquez lost against Cristofer Rosales: Flyweight
- Diego Pacheco defeated Ricardo Adrian Luna: For Pacheco’s WBC USNBC super middleweight title
Juan Francisco Estrada vs Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez Match Events & Post-Match Reactions
On Saturday night, Estrada emerged as the more skillful combatant, pummeling Gonzalez off the back foot with well-timed blows and even taking potshots at the legendary boxer, who appeared slow and lagging behind his younger rival. Gonzalez started to press Estrada relentlessly in the middle of the fight, though, and this drastically swung the battle in his favor. Estrada, who had initially boxed well from the back foot, started to become suffocated by Gonzalez’s forward-fighting pressure as the Nicaraguan fighter tried to bank rounds to tighten up the fight on the scorecards. When it came down to the 12th round, Estrada won the fight with a stronger showing, ensuring that Gonzalez wouldn’t be able to attempt a comeback.
Roman Gonzalez was defeated by Juan Francisco Estrada on Saturday night, but their trilogy of fights were so thrilling that it didn’t take long for the fighters to start talking about a potential fourth matchup. Earlier in November 2012, Gonzalez defeated Estrada via unanimous decision in their initial fight, but Estrada won the rematch last March through a contentious split decision. In yet another rematch, Estrada defeated the icon on Saturday night in what was the second consecutive razor-thin victory for him.
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