The trilogy fight between Juan Francisco Estrada and Chocolatito González is official and will take place on Saturday, December 3 live on DAZN.
Matchroom has already released some early posters, and the long-awaited fight is set after Estrada’s shaky but ultimately successful victory over Argi Cortes tonight in Mexico.
Estrada (43-3, 28 KO) and Chocolatito (51-3, 41 KO) first met in 2012, when they were both in the 108-pound division. Gonzalez won a decision to retain his WBA title that night, and as he moved up the weight classes, Estrada pursued him, hoping for an eventual rematch.
That rematch didn’t come for more than eight years, but the two met again in early 2021. In that one, Estrada was handed a debated split decision, retaining the WBA and WBC titles at 115 pounds.
Estrada has since relinquished both belts, although he does hold the WBC “Franchise” belt, which is one way the WBC doesn’t ask favorite fighters to do things they’d rather not do. Estrada is also still the Ring Magazine Champion, for what it’s worth.
The main thing, of course, has nothing to do with belts or titles, at least not for fight fans, who simply want to see two great fighters meet again and settle the score, hopefully. And we will get it in just three months.
