Who won Estrada vs Chocolatito III?
Juan Francisco Estrada beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 114-114 in favor of winner Juan Francisco Estrada.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).
This contest was for the unified super flyweight championship of the world, with the The Ring, and WBC belts on the line.
Also on the undercard Diego Pacheco was victorious over Timur Kerefov, Julio Cesar Martinez beat Samuel Carmona for the WBC World Flyweight belt, and Joselito Velasquez was overcome by Cristofer Rosales.
Estrada vs Chocolatito III stats
Back in December 2022, Juan Francisco Estrada stepped into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 51 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.
Juan Francisco Estrada was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.
Estrada had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Estrada was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 1 month later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 329 compared to Gonzalez's 305.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBC in the 115lb division.
Estrada vs Chocolatito III form
Estrada had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Argi Cortes on September 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Prior to that, he had won against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on March 13, 2021, by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Cuadras on October 23, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Before that, he had defeated Dewayne Beamon on August 24, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora.
He had won against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on April 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Gonzalez had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Francisco Estrada on March 13, 2021, by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Israel Gonzalez on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Before that, he had beaten Kal Yafai on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
He had won against Diomel Diocos on December 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez had been fighting more than Juan Francisco Estrada.
Going into this contest, Juan Francisco Estrada had last fought 3 months ago, while Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez's last outing had been 8 months and 28 days ago.
Estrada's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
What time did Estrada vs Chocolatito III start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Estrada vs Chocolatito III?
The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).
What were the odds on Estrada vs Chocolatito III?
Juan Francisco Estrada was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.
