Eduardo Estela holds up the hand of the winner of their seven-round shootout, Angel Fierro. Picture / @MatchroomBoxing
Fringe light-weight contender Angel Fierro dropped Eduardo Estela 3 times en path to a seventh-round knockout victory on Saturday night time on the Polideportivo Juan S. Millan in Culiacan, Mexico.
The 24-year-old Fierro, who grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, improves to 21-1-2, 17 knockouts.
Each fighters have been on the offensive from the opening spherical, throwing and touchdown combos to the pinnacle and physique, with Fierro touchdown the more-effective punches.
Fierro’s excessive punch output lastly paid dividends within the fourth spherical. A few minute left within the spherical, Fierro dropped Estela to the canvas by way of a barrage of punches. Estela beat the depend, however was dropped once more from an uppercut to the pinnacle proper earlier than the bell sounded to finish the spherical. Estela landed beneath the ring ropes, nearly falling off the canvas, however was in a position to beat the depend.
Angel Fierro sends Eduardo Estela to the mat because the 4th ends 💥#FierroEstela pic.twitter.com/9opmvSOFje
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) March 5, 2023
Undaunted, Estela discovered success in spots in the course of the fifth spherical, at occasions snapping Fierro’s head again. Fierro was in a position to rally, happening the offensive and connecting to the pinnacle and physique.
The tempo of the combat slowed in the course of the second half of the combat. Fierro was nonetheless on the assault, forcing Estela to combat defensively. In the direction of the top of the seventh spherical, a right-left mixture backed Estela towards the ropes. A left hook shocked Estela, prompting Fierro to land a barrage of punches that dropped Estela to the canvas. Referee Miguel Angel Canul waved the combat off at 2:59.
ANGEL FIERRO FINISHES IT 🔥#FierroEstela pic.twitter.com/9YDAxtzDtH
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) March 5, 2023
Fierro was coming off a knockout victory over Jeremy Cuevas in his earlier combat on October 22. He’s now unbeaten in his final six bouts since his determination loss to Alex Martin in January 2020.
Estela, who resides in Montevideo, Uruguay, drops to 14-2, 9 KOs. The 33-year-old Estela was coming off a split-decision win over prospect Ruben Torres in his earlier combat on November 26.
Within the co-feature, hard-hitting junior light-weight Eduardo Nunez of close by Los Mochis scored a highlight-reel one-punch knockout victory over Jesus Martin Ceyca.
A lead proper cross dropped Martin flat on his again subsequent to the ropes. Referee Edgar Ledezma instantly stopped the bout at 2:14.
The 25-year-old has now gained his final 14 bouts since struggling the one lack of his profession by the hands of Hiram Gallardo in June 2018.
Martin, who resides in Culiacan, falls to 18-1, 7 KOs.
Middleweight prospect Misael Rodriguez of Cienega de Ceniceros, Mexico improved to 13-0, 7 KOs, defeating Culiacan’s Aaron Rocha Guerrero (10-2-1, 6 KOs) by unanimous determination. Scores have been 77-76, 77-76, and 78-76 for Rodriguez.
The 28-year-old Rodriguez, a 2016 Mexican Olympian, is educated by Robert Garcia.
In a conflict of unbeaten featherweights, Mexico Metropolis’s Francisco Pina defeated Alejandro Yung Wong (9-1, 5 KOs) of Los Mochis by unanimous determination. Scores have been 78-75, 77-75, and 77-76 for Pina, who improves to 6-0, 3 KOs.
Within the opening bout of the DAZN stream, novice standout Criztec Bazaldua of Los Angeles was profitable in his skilled debut, defeating Jose Armando Bustamente (1-1) by unanimous determination. All three judges scored the bout 40-36 in favor of Bazaldua.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He might be reached at [email protected]
