Juan Francisco Estrada’s Championship Journey Spanned Two
Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada defeated Brian Viloria by split decision in Macau on April 6, 2013, to become a world flyweight champion. He later added the WBC super flyweight championship to his career achievements.
The super flyweight championship years
Estrada defeated Srisaket Sor Rungvisai by unanimous decision in their April 2019 rematch at the Forum in Inglewood. The victory gave him the WBC championship at 115 pounds.
His rivalry with Román “Chocolatito” González reached a third meeting in December 2022. Estrada won by majority decision in Glendale, Arizona, taking a two-to-one lead in their three-fight series.
Rodríguez and the bantamweight move
Jesse “Bam” Rodríguez ended Estrada’s WBC reign in Phoenix on June 29, 2024. Rodríguez recovered from a sixth-round knockdown and won by seventh-round knockout with a body shot.
Estrada later faced Tenshin Nasukawa in a WBC bantamweight eliminator in Tokyo on April 11, 2026. Nasukawa won after Estrada’s corner stopped the contest following nine rounds.
Before the Rodríguez meeting, Estrada had spent time recovering from an injury and being with his family following the González trilogy. He entered that 2024 contest with forty-four victories, three defeats and twenty-eight knockout wins. The assignment brought him back to championship competition against a younger opponent who had already beaten Carlos Cuadras and Sor Rungvisai.
Sources
- World Boxing Organization: official Viloria–Estrada championship result
- World Boxing Council: Estrada wins the super flyweight championship
- Matchroom Boxing: Estrada’s González trilogy result
- World Boxing Council: Rodríguez–Estrada championship report
- World Boxing Council: Nasukawa–Estrada eliminator result
- World Boxing Council: April 11, 2026 eliminator date
