By Kleberly Mendoza
07 Aug 2024, 10:30 AM EDT
Juan Francisco ‘Gallo’ Estrada invoked the immediate rematch clause against Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez after losing his World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight title by knockout in the seventh round.
According to journalist Dan Rafael, Bam Rodríguez confirmed Gallo Estrada’s official request for a second duel, but assured that would like to do a unification fight next.
“Rodriguez told Fight Freaks Unite that Estrada has formally invoked his contractual right to an immediate rematchso that is the next fight for him. There is no set date yet, but it will likely take place in December,” he reported.
After the defeat, Gallo Estrada assured that he would assert his right to the rematch stipulated in the contract because he knows what mistake he made and wants to remedy this to regain the belt.
In the first fight, veteran Estrada was knocked down twice by young Bam Rodriguez, in the fourth and seventh rounds, who dominated him from the beginning due to his great speed, punch and footwork.
In the sixth round, the Mexican sent the Mexican-American to the canvas for the first time, but he was able to recover and continue so that in the seventh He will end the fight with a powerful hook to the liver. which made the former champion writhe in pain to regain the WBC belt.
Bam Rodriguez He had already been WBC super flyweight champion, but vacated the belt in 2022 to drop down to the flyweight division in search of another belt. The belt was won by Gallo Estrada from Román ‘Chocolatito’ González in December of that year, and now the Mexican-American claimed it again.
Juan Francisco ‘Gallo’ Estrada, 34, lost his championship and now wants to activate the rematch clause to show that this defeat does not define him as a fighter. The Mexican has a record of 44 victories, 28 by fast track, and four defeats.
For his part, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, 23, He is the unified IBF and WBO flyweight champion.but he is also the WBC super flyweight champion. The American has a record of 20 wins without losses, 13 of them by knockout.
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