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.
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After a thoroughly frustrating 2020, flyweight mauler Julio Cesar Martinez will return to action in a major spotlight. ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that “Rey” will defend his WBC title against mandatory challenger McWilliams Arroyo on the February 27th Canelo Alvarez-Avni Yildirim DAZN show.
As mentioned when the WBC ordered it last week, Martinez (17-1, 13 KO) and Arroyo (20-4, 15 KO) were all set to meet last August before “Rey” withdrew due to illness in his first of three canceled fights that year. Maximino Flores tested positive for COVID in October, leaving Martinez to beat down Moises Calleros, and another illness scuttled a December bout with Francisco Rodriguez Jr.