Saturday's flyweight battle between WBA/WBO champ, Juan Francisco Estrada (27-2, 20 KOs) and Giovani Segura (32-4-1, 28 KOs) did tremendous numbers in Mexico, generating an 11.6 rating, which translates into about 13 million viewers. It also drew a full house of about 10,000 at the Arena in Mexico City-- something made even more impressive by the fact that neither Estrada nor … [Read more...]
Estrada Outclasses, Stops Segura in Eleven
Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico-- 24-year-old Juan Francisco Estrada (27-2, 20 KOs) affirmed his status as one of the very best fighters in the world Saturday night with a one-sided eleventh round TKO of former world titlist Giovani Segura (32-4-1, 28 KOs). Making the third defense of his WBO and WBA flyweight titles, Estrada came out sharp, focused, and strong … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: September 3rd – 10th, 2014
*All bouts listed below are subject to change or cancellation 9/3 – Ali Raymi (22-0, 22 KO’s) vs. Abdu Rafik (4-0, 1 KO) - 22 May Sports Stadium, Sanaa, Yemen This bout was mentioned in last week’s UTR, but Raymi snuck one in on us, and took a rematch with Prince Maz over the weekend and won by seventh round KO, ending his first round stoppage streak. So if this goes off as … [Read more...]
El Gallo Estrada’s Lament: “I Don’t Know Why They Don’t Have Confidence In Me”
One of the sport’s most underrated and underappreciated talents is 24-year-old two-belt flyweight champ, Juan Francisco Estrada (26-2, 19 KOs). Since winning the WBA and WBO belts from Brian Viloria in 2013, the native of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico has proven his world class status with one-sided successful defenses against tough Filipinos Milan Melindo and Richie … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines – April 3rd – April 9th, 2014
4/3 - Leonard Zappavigna (31-2, 21 KO’s) vs. Shuhei Tsuchiya (15-3, 13 KO’s) - The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia Zappavigna looked like he was headed for big things when he beat Ji-Hoon Kim in an IBF eliminator nearly four years ago. After losing his world title shot to Miguel Diaz, he was stopped in his next bout by Ammeth Diaz and has reverted to … [Read more...]