Rodriguez Brutally Knocks Out Estrada
On the night of June 30 in Phoenix, USA, a championship bout took place in the super flyweight division (up to 52.2 kg), where Juan Francisco Estrada (44-4, 28 KOs) defended his WBC world title against Jesse Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs).
The fight ended in the 7th round – Rodriguez knocked out Estrada with a body shot. KO 7.
Estrada had not fought since December 2022, when he won by majority decision against Roman Gonzalez (51-4, 41 KOs). In December 2023, Rodriguez handed Sunny Edwards his first career defeat after Edwards’ corner refused to continue the fight in the 9th round.
Judges' Scores
Fight Statistics
Estrada landed 95 of 368 punches (25.8%). Rodriguez's stats were 156 of 371 (42%). Juan Francisco connected with 16 jabs out of 111 thrown (14.4%). Rodriguez landed 66 out of 189 (34.9%). Estrada's primary hits were power punches: 79 out of 257 (30.7%). Rodriguez’s power punches were 90 out of 182 (49.5%). Regarding body shots, the former champion landed 35, all of which were power punches. Rodriguez delivered 32 body shots, 21 of which were power punches.
What’s Next?
Promoter Eddie Hearn and Juan Francisco Estrada announced right after the fight that this is not the last chapter of their rivalry. A rematch seems to be on the horizon. Estrada has previously lost three times in his professional career, always seeking and securing rematches. He orchestrated a trilogy with Roman Gonzalez, coming out victorious. The main question for the rematch is whether Estrada can maintain this trend, considering Rodriguez's dominant victory style.
The undercard also featured several matches:
Yamileth Mercado (24-3, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Ramla Ali (9-2, 2 KOs) to retain the WBC super bantamweight title (up to 55.3 kg).
Gabriel Muratalla (12-0, 6 KOs) secured a unanimous decision victory over Carlos Fontes (23-4-1, 19 KOs).
Sunny Edwards (21-1, 4 KOs) defeated Adrian Curiel (24-6-1, 5 KOs) by unanimous decision after the fight was stopped due to a headbutt-induced cut.