WBC franchise super flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada (43-3, 28 KOs) won a tougher-than-expected twelve-round unanimous decision over the unannounced Argi Cortés (23-3-2). , 10 KOs) on Saturday night at the Centro de Usos Múltiples in Hermosillo, Mexico. In his first action in 18 months, Estrada easily won the first three rounds. Cortes landed repeatedly with his right hand in the fourth round. Cortes bled Estrada’s nose in the fifth round. Estrada got serious in round seven, dropping Cortes and landing numerous huge shots. After that, Cortes lost interest in face-to-face exchanges with el Gallo and mostly tried to box from the outside while Estrada stalked him. The scores were 115-112, 115-112, 114-113.
After the fight, it was announced that Estrada will fight Chocolatito González in a rubber match on December 3.
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