Should Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas have been the headline act?
George Gigney looks back on the Sky Sports broadcast that gave Eubank Jnr and Hatton s non-title fights a higher billing than Bivol’s defence against Richards and made Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas a supporting act
THERE had been plenty of worthwhile discussion in the days and weeks leading up to Sky Sports’ Manchester card topped by Derek Chisora and Joseph Parker about whether it deserved to be pay-per-view. There’s little point revisiting that discussion here, but it is worth looking at the order of fights on the card. First, the main event. Yes, Chisora is a well-known and popular commodity in the UK and Parker is also a familiar face – plus they’re both heavyweights, which always helps – but this was an inferior matchup compared to Katie Taylor’s defence of her undisputed lightweight title against Natasha Jonas. Not only was there the history of their unforgettable meeting at the 2012 Olympics, but
Juan Estrada avenged his 2012 defeat to Roman Chocolatito Gonzalez with a split decision win in arguably the fight of the year so far in Dallas on Saturday Photo Credit: Estrada became unified WBC and WBA Super Flyweight champion Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom
In a rematch some eight years in the making, the sequel didn’t disappoint whatsoever as Juan Francisco Estrada gained revenge against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez with an absorbing split decision win on Saturday.
Estrada (42-3, 28 KOs) added Gonzalez’s WBA (Super) Super Flyweight title to his WBC crown as a result of his victory at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Gonzalez defeated Estrada in their first meeting. Photo Credit: RingTV.com
It’s a cracker of a card at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas this Saturday night, as Matchroom USA hosts a night of some quality on DAZN.
Topping this bill is a rematch over eight years in the making of a 2012 classic.
The WBC and WBA (Super) Super Flyweight titles are up for grabs as WBC boss, and three-weight world champion, Juan Francisco Estrada (41-3, KO28) locks horns once again with four-weight world champion, and current WBA (Super) king, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez (50-2, KO41).
It should be an absolute cracker, and the pair need little introduction. They originally met in November 2012 at Light Flyweight in what was Estrada’s first world title challenge.
‘Ammo’ eyeing huge 2021 as he steps up against Denis Douglin.
Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams believes he would KO Anthony Fowler if they meet – and he wants to prove he’s ready for that fight and more as he steps up against Denis Douglin over eight rounds on Saturday night [March 13].
Williams (7-0 6 KOs) was in ferocious form in December in San Antonio, destroying Isiah Jones inside the opening round of their scheduled six on the Canelo Alvarez-Callum Smith undercard.
That was KO number six from seven pro-outings for the dangerous Houston talent to end 2020 in style, and now ‘Ammo’ wants to step things up in 2021, starting this weekend.