Juan Francisco Estrada

Juan Francisco Estrada defends his WBC ‘Franchise’ super flyweight title against Argi Cortes at Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Mexico on Saturday, September 3.

Estrada (43-3, 28 KO) and Chocolatito (51-3, 41 KO) first met way back in 2012, when both were in the 108 lb division. Gonzalez won a decision to retain his WBA title that night, and as he went up the weight classes, Estrada chased behind him, hoping for an eventual rematch. That rematch didn’t come for over eight years, but the two met again in early 2021. In that one, Estrada got a debated split decision nod, retaining the WBA and WBC titles at 115 lbs. Since then, Estrada has given up both belts, though he does have the WBC’s “Franchise” belt.

Tenshin Nasukawa, who suffered his first professional defeat in his last fight, will face former two-division world champion Juan Francisco Estrada in a WBC world bantamweight title eliminator. Can he defeat this global big name and earn a ticket to challenge for the title again? It's a high-risk, high-reward fight. Supporting the card are a world-ranked showdown between Tomoya Tsuboi and Pedro Guevara, and the first Japanese appearance of bantamweight world-ranked fighter Katsuma Akitsugi, who mainly fights in America. He will face Jose Calderon, who fought Riku Masuda last autumn. These highly anticipated fights will be exclusively live-streamed.

The HBO Boxing broadcast of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai vs. Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez took on September 9, 2017, at StubHub Center in Carson, California. This super flyweight rematch features Srisaket Sor Rungvisai defending his WBC Super Flyweight title against former pound-for-pound king Roman Gonzalez, who seeks to avenge his controversial majority decision loss from March 2017. Srisaket, riding a wave of confidence after his upset win, faces a determined Gonzalez, who landed 441 punches, including a record 372 power shots, in their first bout. The card also includes Naoya Inoue vs. Antonio Nieves for the WBO Super Flyweight title and Carlos Cuadras vs. Juan Francisco Estrada in a WBC title eliminator.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (19-0) takes on Juan Francisco Estrada (44-3). Rodriguez, the IBF & WBO World Flyweight Champion, defends his undefeated streak against the current WBC World Super Flyweight Champion.