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Will Juan Francisco Estrada avenge his Roman Gonzalez defeat?
Paul Wheeler wonders whether Juan Francisco Estrada can continue his trend of gaining revenge when he takes on old foe Gonzalez in a super-flyweight superfight
JUAN FRANCISCO ESTRADA only had to wait seven months to avenge his defeat to Juan Carlos Sanchez Jnr. It took him double that time before he was able to secure revenge against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. But this period pales in comparison to the near-eight-and-a-half years that he has had to wait for a rematch with
Back in November 2012, Estrada moved down in weight in order to participate in his first world title contest. Gonzalez, in contrast, was taking part in his ninth bout for world honours. At the time, the Nicaraguan was the defending WBA light-flyweight champion, having formerly reigned as the WBA strawweight king.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Saul “Canelo” Alvarez outclassed Avni Yildirim and retained his world super-middleweight titles with a technical knockout after Yildirim failed to answer the bell for the fourth round Saturday night. Alvarez, of Mexico, dropped the Turkish challenger with a left right combination to the head midway through the third round. Alvarez followed with additional combinations, pinning Yildirim on the ropes. Yildirim survived the round but absorbed sufficient punishment that forced his trainer Joel Diaz to stop the fight.
The Canelo Alvarez journey continues
Thomas Hauser watches Canelo Alvarez pummel the undeserving Avni Yilidirim
CANELO ALVAREZ did what he was expected to do on Saturday night, February 27, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The best fighter in boxing brutalized WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim, forcing him to quit on his stool after three woefully one-sided rounds.
Yildirim, who came into the fight with a 21-2 (12 KOs, 1 KO by) record, is a poster boy for what’s wrong with boxing’s mandatory challenger system. The 29-year-old Turkish native, who lives in Istanbul, had never beaten a world-class fighter. The two times he stepped up in class, he was knocked out by Chris Eubank Jnr and lost a technical decision to Andre Dirrell. His most recent victory was a razor-thin majority decision over Lolenga Mock (an opponent in his mid-forties with 14 losses on his ring resume). That was 29 months ago. Two months before that, Yildirim beat a fighter with a 3-31-3 record.
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