It promises to be an electrifying main event at the Footprint Centre in Phoenix, Arizona as Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez attempts to regain his WBC super flyweight title against tough-as-nails Mexican Juan Francisco Estrada.

Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) has participated in many electrifying fights over the years, and for the first time he fought for the world title in 2012, when he lost on points to Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez in the fight for the champion’s title. world of the WBA airy flyweight organization.

Following that defeat, Estrada took the WBA (Super) and WBO flyweight belts from Brian Viloria and defended them five times before moving up, losing by majority decision to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai to win the WBC super flyweight title in February 2018.

“El Gallo” avenged that defeat on the cards a year later, earning the belt and winning eight fights on the spin, adding the WBA (Super) belt in 2021 with a split decision victory over Roman Gonzalez. Gonzalez was Estrada’s last opponent, and the WBC super flyweight title is now vacant, and he went 2-1 in the trilogy via majority nod.

He will next face the unsafe Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KO), a Texan who operated in the flyweight division before losing his chance to win the WBC title in a higher weight class in February 2022.

There he fell and easily defeated Carlos Cuadras and made two defenses, including an eighth-round knockout of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, and then fell to win the vacant WBO flyweight title by defeating Cristian Gonzalez Hernandez on points. Rodriguez was last seen last December when he added the IBF title to his WBO collection with a win Sunny Edwards’ masterful ninth-inning retirement.

Edwards wants to get back into shape:

Ali enters the fight for the world title:

Ramla Ali (9-1, 2 KOs) goes for world title glory as he defeats Yamileth Mercado (23-3, 5 KOs) for the WBC super bantamweight title.

Ali was knocked out in the eighth by Julissa Alejandra Guzman last June, but was victorious in a head-to-head rematch less than five months later.

Mercado has defended the title six times, most recently winning over Linsa Laura Lecca in her native Mexico by overwhelming points. I think her experience may prove decisive in this fight. I’m leaning towards defending the title.

Further preview of the preliminary card:

The only eighth-round fight will be at bantamweight, where Gabriel Muratalla (11-0, 6 KOs) could potentially stop Carlos Fontes (23-3-1, 19 KOs) on the schedule.

In six rounds, the promising welterweight fighter Fabian Rojo (8-0, 6 KO) should be enough for a premature victory over Daniel Gonzalez (5-1, 2 KO) and super lightweight Leonardo Rubalcava (7-0, 3 KO). can win early against William Flenoy (3-3-1, 1 KO).

Boxing promoter Frank Warren has already commented on Daniel Dubois’ chances in the match with Anthony Joshua after the official clash between both fighters. That could spell bad news for two-time world champion Joshua (28-3) in his next fight in the UK – as he claimed AJ was “made for” Dubois.

The battle between vintage school and modern school was made official on Wednesday when it was confirmed that the duo would face each other on September 21 at Wembley. The IBF heavyweight title will be at stake in London in three months, when Dubois (21-2) will look to limit Joshua’s recent resurgence and improve his chances of fighting division king Oleksandr Usyk.

The ink on the contracts is barely desiccated, but Chief Queensberry Warren’s opinion on direct negotiations has been known for some time. It’s clear that the 72-year-old mogul has long believed his fighter was a promising opponent for “AJ.”

“I imagine him against anyone. He’s a great, great boxer. He can also box, he has a great punch,” he said iFL Television in June 2022. “I honestly think he and Joshua… I think he – Joshua – is made for [Dubois]. My personal comment on this is that I think it was made for him.

“But Joshua has to survive [Oleksandr] First, Usyk. It’ll be great if it goes through, “AJ.” We will be delighted to have him.”

Dubois and Joshua’s most recent defeats came against Usyk, who recently gave up his IBF crown so he could fight for it at Wembley. Joshua suffered back-to-back defeats to the Ukrainian in 2021 and 2022, while Dubois had Usyk on the ropes before a controversial knockout defeat last year.

It is possible that the winner of this fight will face the winner of Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury on December 21. However, a trilogy between the pair seems more likely if Fury levels the scores after losing the first meeting in May.

The 26-year-old Dubois took the biggest shot of his boxing career so far after upsetting Filip Hrgovic on June 1 in Riyad. “Dynamite” delivered the best performance of his career to dominate the Croatian before scoring a stoppage goal in the eighth round, extending his record to 20 knockouts out of 21 career wins.

This triumph earned him the interim IBF belt, but he will have the real opportunity later this year. Warren firmly believes he can improve on his recent run of results when he faces Joshua, who will be less than a month away from his 35th birthday at the time of the collision.

Olympic gold medal winner AJ said he “feels motivated” to fight again shortly before Dubois’ official announcement. This will be his first fight against a British opponent since defeating Dillian Whyte in 2015. Both he and Dubois hope he can put on a show under the Wembley lights.

Tony Bellew has revealed the most talented boxer he has ever faced – and it’s not as high-profile a name as you might think. Bellew has faced some of boxing’s biggest names, including Oleksandr Usyk, but the Ukrainian is not at the top of Bellew’s rankings.

The 41-year-old admitted that his friend and colleague, boxer James DeGale, was the fighter who had the fastest fighting hands – even though he had never faced him in the ring.

Speaking to DAZN, Bellew said: “Usyk was up there, but I have to say my antique mate James DeGale. Me and “Chunky” were close throughout our career and I sparred with him when we were both amateurs and also when I needed a robust southpaw spar.

He added: “He could do anything in the ring and was as tough as anything. He has shown it in his career, look what he has achieved. A real quality player.”

Bellew, who held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2016 to 2017, retired from boxing in 2018 after a painful eighth-round knockout loss to Usyk.

He has fought some impressive names, including Usyk, David Haye and Nathan Cleverly, and the Ukrainian is currently recognized as one of the most prolific fighters in the industry.

Speaking about his fight with Usyk, Bellew said: “He solves the problem by being at work. That’s what’s so impressive. When I fought him, he never expected me to box him. He 100 per cent thought I was going in for a kill and I was going to try to take him out. And me boxing him set him back a bit and he didn’t know what to do then.

” But he figured it out after seven rounds. I had the advantage in the cards (68-65, 67-66 and 67-67) and in the seventh round he had me figured out. OK, it took him seven rounds, but he did it. And then he turned the screw. Fury he can’t change what he does.

“It’s not like he’s creating a completely different style. When I fought Usyk, I created a completely different counter-punching style. I have a good boxing brain and he’s the only dick who works me out.”