Who won Wangek vs Estrada?
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai beat Juan Francisco Estrada by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 24th February 2018 at Forum in Inglewood.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 117-111 in favor of winner Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
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 WBC & The Ring belts on the line.
Wangek vs Estrada stats
Back in February 2018, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.
Juan Francisco Estrada made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.
Estrada had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rungvisai. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai fought out of the southpaw stance, while Juan Francisco Estrada was an orthodox fighter.
Rungvisai's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Estrada's, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 months later than Estrada, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 264 to Estrada's 310.
Juan Francisco Estrada was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 115lb division.
Wangek vs Estrada form
Rungvisai had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on 9th September 2017 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on 18th March 2017 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Going into that contest, he had won against Daetcharit Sitlekpet on 3rd June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Klongluang Muangmai Market, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Before that, he had beat Ichal Tobida on 8th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wat Kedkanudom, Klongluang, Pathum Thani.
He had defeated Arega Yunian on 22nd January 2016 by knockout in the 4th round at Potharam Riverside, Ratchaburi.
Estrada had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Carlos Cuadras on 9th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Hernan Marquez on 26th September 2015 by knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Centro Convenciones, Puerto Penasco, Mexico.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Rommel Asenjo on 28th March 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Ná, Merida.
Before that, he had beat Joebert Alvarez on 6th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo.
He had won against Giovani Segura on 6th September 2014 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai had been fighting more than Juan Francisco Estrada.
Going to this contest, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Juan Francisco Estrada's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.
Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.
Estrada's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
What time did Wangek vs Estrada start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Wangek vs Estrada?
Wangek vs Estrada was broadcast on HBO in the US.
What were the odds on Wangek vs Estrada?
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Juan Francisco Estrada made his way into the ring at 31/50 (-160) with oddsmakers.
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