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 26th, 2014
4/26 - Yesica Bopp (26-1, 12 KO’s) vs. Daniela Bermudez (16-2-2, 5 KO’s) II - Polideportivo Carlos Magalot, Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina The long reigning WBA and WBO light flyweight champ makes the jump to flyweight in attempt at the vacant WBO title in a rematch against former two division champion Bermudez. Bopp has held her two titles since 2010 and had a total … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Juan Francisco Estrada Shines On Fists Of Gold 2 In Macau
Juan Francisco Estrada (25-2, 18 KOs) gave an impressive display of all-round boxing tonight at the Venetian Resort, Macau, China, in retaining his WBO and WBA world flyweight titles, with a decision win over the previously unbeaten Milan Melindo (29-1, 12 KOs). In his first title defense, Estrada showed that he is developing into a formidable boxer-fighter, who can vary his … [Read more...]
Juan Francisco Estrada Aiming To Steal The Show In Macao
by Peter Silkov Chinese idol Zou Shiming, 1-0, takes his second bow, as a professional, this Saturday in front of his adoring fans at The Venetian Casino and Resort in Macao, China, against Jesus Ortega. However, it is the supporting bout between Juan Francisco ’El Gallo’ Estrada 24-2 (18kos) and Milan ‘Method Man’ Melindo 29-0 (12kos), for Estrada’s WBA and WBO world … [Read more...]