Juan Fransisco Estrada delivered a masterclass over twelve rounds against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, avenging his loss to the WBC World super flyweight champion and relieving him of his belt in the process.
In front of a capacity crowd at the world-famous Forum in Inglewood, California, the Mexican challenger dominated from the outset, courtesy of a busy jab and sharp combinations.
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Rungvisai, who inexplicably elected to fight orthodox for most of the fight, briefly stiffened Estrada’s legs with a right hand in the opening round but was himself staggered by a left uppercut downstairs as Estrada looked to assert his authority from the opening bell.
The fight was threatening to look like a clinic throughout the first nine rounds as a sloppy and relatively static Rungvisai was consistently picked off by his faster and more accurate counterpart.
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However, in switching back to his favoured southpaw stance, Rungvisai appeared to be decidedly more competitive in the exchanges and seemingly hurt the Mexican on a number of occasions as the fight inexorably approached its conclusion.
Ultimately, a late spirited rally wasn’t enough for the heavy-handed Thai, as Gallo was unanimously proclaimed the winner with somewhat uncharitable scorecards of 115-113, 116-112 and 115-113 in his favour.
Article by: Navi Singh