Srisaket Sor Rungvisai left no room for doubt as to who the better man was as he defeated Roman Gonzalez for the second time in six months, this time by crushing knock out, to cap off a run that has the boxing world in shock and pound-for-pound lists in presumable ruins. The two met in a bloody punchfest on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin vs. Daniel Jacobs where Sor … [Read more...]
“Gallo” Estrada Returns to the Ring 12/6 in Hermosillo; Nava and Tyson Marquez on Undercard
WBA/WBO flyweight champ Juan Francisco "El Gallo" Estrada (30-2, 20 KOs) returns to the ring December 6 at the Centro de Usos Múltiples in his hometown of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico against Filipino Joebert Álvarez (14-0-1, 6 KOs) in a ten-round non-title bout. Estrada's last bout was a dominant, breakthrough TKO 11 performance over countryman Giovani Segura that drew … [Read more...]
Estrada-Segura Draws 13 Million Viewers, Piques HBO’s Interest
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...]