Alfredo Caballero, coach of Juan Francisco ‘Gallo’ Estrada, thinks they underestimated Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez a bit in the fight where the veteran was knocked out and lost the World Boxing Council (WBC) super flyweight championship.
In statements collected by Izquierdazo, Caballero explained that in the rematch It will be different because they already know what they have to do for Gallo Estrada to defeat Bam Rodríguez.
“Maybe we underestimated it a little”I always said he was a good fighter, but maybe because of experience we thought it would be different, but it’s okay, the rematch is this year, so I think if we adjust, we will fight again, without underestimating him and seeing the triumph of Gallo Estrada again,” he said.
“These are things that happened, maybe in the modification of the preparation, other little things that need to be done, as I say, talk to Gallo now that I’m back, right now I haven’t talked to him about the fight or anything. Maybe as they say, make adjustments, but as I say, later we could say what needs to be done to beat Bam, right now I can’t say it because I also have to do something else.” We know what happened and you will see the Rooster in the next fight better”, he added.
In the fight, veteran Gallo 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.
As the contract stipulates a rematch clause, The former champion indicated that he will activate it to remedy what happened. Bam Rodriguez himself was open to doing so immediately, so it is expected that an announcement will be made soon.
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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· Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez knocks out Gallo Estrada with a hook to the liver and takes the WBC title from him
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· · Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez defeats Sunny Edwards and becomes unified IBF and WBO champion