By Carlos Costa
The long-awaited hot rematch has finally been confirmed and gotten its official date. 👍
Yes indeed, Mexican WBC super flyweight world champion 🇲🇽 Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada will battle exciting Nicaraguan warrior 🇳🇮 Román “Chocolatito” González in a thrilling WBA/WBC unification clash set to ignite fireworks for fans on Saturday, March 13.
The competitive event is meant to become a super intense and explosive rumble that no boxing fan can afford to miss.👍
🇲🇽 Estrada and 🇳🇮 Chocolatito first met in battle in Nov of 2012 in Los Angeles, California, with Chocolatito prevailing by points for a successful defense of his WBA 108-pound strap.
Eight years later, the two men will battle it out again, but will the result be the same? 🧐
Both gladiators have been furiously knocking out their recent opponents in world title clashes, displaying their already known lighting skills and power-punching, prompting many fans to think that their war might not make the distance, but who would knock out who? 🧐
Since their first encounter, the Mexican star Estrada (41-3 28 KO’s) has fought to establish himself as a fantastic champion in different weight-classes, currently reigning as the # 1 fighter on the planet at 115 pounds.
That riveting status was underscored with Estrada’s thrilling 11th round KO victory over tough Mexican compatriot former champ 🇲🇽 Carlos “El Príncipe” Cuadras last October in Ciudad de México. 🔥
For that sizzling win, El Gallo had to come back up from being rocked down to the canvas in round 3 to stop El Principe later on in the war in a truly astounding fashion.
Meanwhile, the always awesome former world # 1 pound4pound king Chocolatito González (50-2 41 KO’s) recorded his own impressive victory on the same night as Estrada’s triumph by beating and knocking out tough young Mexican challenger 🇲🇽 Israel González.
With that knockout win, Chocolatito defended the WBA super-flyweight crown that he claimed by stopping then British world champ 🇬🇧 Khalid Yafai last February in Texas. 🔥
Both 🇲🇽 Estrada and 🇳🇮 Chocolatito aim to settle once and for all who is the best among them, for which a spectacular win on that Saturday night will deliver an impressive impact in their future legacy have elite fighters. 👍
About the fight, the show’s promoter, 🇬🇧 Eddie Hearn, believes that the battle could become a contender for Fight of the Year.
“This is going to be a special fight,” Hearn assures fans.
“It’s been a long time coming, but both men are in their prime now with Juan Francisco achieving a dramatic knockout victory in his fight of the year contender with Carlos Cuadras, and Chocolatito turning the years back with his clinical KO victory over Yafai, looking like a sharp razor.
“Estrada is the world’s number # 1 in the 115-pound division, but Chocolatito will be looking to repeat his victory,” added Eddie Hearn, the Englishman who is by many fans the world’s top boxing promoter today.
🇲🇽 “El Gallo” Estrada vs “Chocolatito” González in WBA/WBC unification battle is truly a remarkable, really exciting fight that no true fan of the sport of boxing can afford to miss, and who do you think will emerge victorious? 🧐
The author boxing writer Carlos Costa can be reached at carlos512@hotmail.com and WhatsApp +639184538152.
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