Who won Estrada vs Chocolatito III?
Juan Francisco Estrada beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 3rd December 2022 at Desert Diamond Arena in 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 & 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 loses and 0 draws.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 51 wins, 3 loses 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 & Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Estrada was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 year and 1 month later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 310 to Gonzalez's 295.
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 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
Previous to that, he had won against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on 13th March 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 beat Carlos Cuadras on 23rd October 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 24th August 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 26th April 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 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Juan Francisco Estrada on 13th March 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 23rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Before that, he had beat Kal Yafai on 29th February 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 23rd December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).
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.
