MEXICO VS MEXICO FOR WBC 115 WORLD TITLE THE TRUTH HOUR HAS ARRIVED IN HERMOSILLO FOR ESTRADA VS CORTES

With great confidence, a foolproof mentality and well-worked physiques, the WBC Franchise Super Flyweight World Champion, Juan Francisco Estrada, and his challenger, Argi Cortés, easily passed the weight ceremony requirement, and reported in excellent shape. to offer a spectacular fight, this Saturday, at the Hermosillo Multiple Use Center.

“Gallo” Estrada (42-3-0, 28 ko’s) and Argi Cortés (23-2-2, 10 ko’s) will lead a multi-star boxing gala, which includes the dispute of three world championships and an international title, which will be broadcast in Mexico by Azteca 7, the House of Boxing, in Latin America by ESPN Knock Out and globally, by the DAZN platform.

Great atmosphere was experienced in the weight ceremony, because the reappearance of the “Rooster” has raised great expectations not only in Hermosillo, or in Sonora, but nationally and internationally.

Estrada hasn’t fought for 17 months, when in March 2021, he outpointed Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in Dallas. On the other hand, his challenger in turn, Argi Cortés, who is directed by the Hall of Fame, Ignacio Beristain, has remained very active because in that same period of time, he has played and won five fights; his most recent was last May in Tijuana, where he beat Rogelio Romero on points.

This Saturday’s show at the CUM in Hermosillo will present two other world championships: The WBA Women’s Featherweight, between the Mexican champion, Érika Cruz (14-1-0, 3 ko’s) and the Canadian challenger Jelena Mrdjenovich (41- 11-2, 19 ko’s), in a rematch that is expected to be highly disputed and competitive, since between the two, there are pending accounts.

In April 2021, Cruz won Jerena by technical decision in 7 rounds to snatch the world title from her, and the Canadian has expressed that on this occasion, the public will see her best version, before a “Dynamite” Cruz who has assured that will repeat the triumph, but now with greater clarity

The other title at stake is the IBF Light Flyweight, between the Mexican Héctor “Baby Bull” Flores (20-0-4, 10 ko’s) and the South African Sivenathi “Special One” Nontshinga (10-0-0, 9 ko’s) in a fight that could “steal the show”. Flores, with great confidence and looking very strong, expressed that he will surpass the “Special One” in any field in which the contest takes place, while Nontshinga, who showed off an impressive physique, traveled to Mexico with his mind set on winning before of the limit.

For his part, the WBC International Super Featherweight Champion, Eduardo “Rocky” Hernández (32-1-0, 29 ko’s) will defend his title against the undefeated Jorge “Kan” Mata (14-0-2, 10 ko’s) in a duel of power to power between solid promises, turned into reality, of Mexican boxing.

In the backup fights, hometown favorites Christian Olivo and Víctor “Spock” Méndez will step into the ring looking to take a step forward in their respective careers. Olivo (19-0-1, 7 ko’s) will face the undefeated Chihuahuan knockout Carlos Vargas (15-0-0, 13 ko’s) in 8 rounds at Featherweight, and Méndez (18-2-1, 14 ko’s) will against Edgar Martínez, 6 rounds in Super Bantamweight.

The young prospects from Sonora, Rodolfo “Soldado” Carbajal and Iván Mercado, and Mochitecos Mauro Gutiérrez Jr and Cristian Burgos, will participate in the preliminary part of the boxing evening, which will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are still available, and they are on sale on the superboletos.com platform, as well as physically, in Hermosillo, at the CUM box office, at the Coliseo Boxing Club, at the Holiday Inn Hotel and at Deportes Navarro.