The fight was simple - it was the talent of Estrada versus the will of Rupprecht, and the movement of Estrada, along with Estrada world-class hand speed which caused Rupprecht to struggle early. The middle rounds were much of the same, as Estrada landed the more effective cleaner shots and combinations, whereas Rupprecht fought hard to get on the inside landing at times, right hands and left hooks, but never able to land more than one punch at a time. Estrada, on the other hand, was landing three-to-four punch combinations whenever she let her hands go. In the fifth round, a more notable round, Estrada weathered a healthy bit of aggression from Rupprecht, who seemed to believe that Estrada might be tiring. That was not the case as Estrada her with multiple overhand lefts when Estrada was in the southpaw stance.
Estrada fought from both stances and showed her greatness in this fight as she had to fight in many different ways to win this bout. Rupprecht fought like a champion from beginning to end, undeterred - but the result never varied, Estrada just had too many tools for the German champion. This was a good world champion against a great world champion - and beyond that, Estrada might need another word in front of great…all-time great. It is hard to imagine anyone at the strawweight division able to give her any more resistance than Rupprecht did tonight.
“I want to tell the other champion at 105 pounds that I’m whooping you next. You can get it next,” stated Estrada proudly with her team in the ring. “I am the best in this division, and I know it. I want to prove it by becoming undisputed.”
The judges scored the fight 100-90, on all three cards. Towards the end of the fight, the crowd grew restless, as it will always be an uphill battle for Estrada to earn some people's respect, which is a shame.
“Once I become undisputed, I want to move up to light flyweight and become undisputed there, and then I want to move up to another weight class and become undisputed there,” proclaimed “Super Bad” Estrada. My goal is to become undisputed in three different divisions.”
The television opener saw the heavyweights steal the show as Antonio Mireles (7-0, 6 KOs), who won the 2020 Olympic Trials, faced adversity, and a real gut-check when he was pushed to the limits facing Patrick Mailata (6-2, 3 KOs) in which the two went six tightly contested rounds. The second round saw Mailata land a glancing blow that seemed to get Mireles’ attention, and a minute later followed up with more flurries that made Mireles seem uncomfortable. It appeared the mass of Mailata, who weighed in at over 300 lbs., had Mireles, a 6ft 9in southpaw being more deliberate with his approach than in prior fights. The result saw a strategic battle between two young heavyweights early in their careers.
The third round saw the two engage in a heavyweight slugfest as the two landed big concussive blows on each other. The notable shots - a straight left by Mireles and a left hook by Mailata, to be exact. At the end of the third round, Mailata, knocked down Mireles as the round concluded once Mireles got to his feet, the bell sounded to end the round. Mireles fought back valiantly, as he put Mailata on the ropes for a good portion of the fourth round, with a lot of crowd-pleasing flurries. Though Mireles tried to use his jab in round five to start the round, Mailata was having none of it and rocked Mireles once again. It appeared Mailata was starting to slow down around the minute mark in the round, as Mireles rallied back. The sixth and final round saw Mireles have the most success of the fight as he was able to use his amateur pedigree and win the round on his back foot. The fight hungry Fresno crowd, who was thrilled by the start of the fight but not so much the end - booed. The crowd was eager for the fists to fly, and let the fighters know their displeasure. Mailata did his best to steal the round at the end, letting off some eye-catching flurries, but it wasn't enough to the people that matter the most, the judges.
The judges scored the bout, 57-56, 56-57, and 57-56, a split decision for Mireles. The crowd booed the decision, as Mailata won over the hearts of those watching, but for such a good fight it felt unfair. Mireles has to not get hit as much in fights.
The television opener saw the heavyweights steal the show as Antonio Mireles, who won the 2020 Olympic Trials, faced a real gut-check when he pushed the limits facing Patrick Mailata in which the two went six tightly contested rounds. The second round saw Mailata land a glancing blow that seemed to get Mireles’ attention, and a minute later followed up with more flurries that made Mireles seem uncomfortable. It appeared the mass of Mailata, who weighed in over 300 lbs., had the Mireles, a 6ft 9in southpaw being more deliberate with his approach than prior fights. The result saw a strategic battle between two young heavyweight early in their career.
The third saw the two engage in a heavyweight slugfest as the two landed big concussive blows on each other. The notable shots - a straight left by Mireles and a left hook by Mailata, to be exact. At the end of the third round, Mailata, knocked down Mireles as the round concluded once Milers got to his feet. Mireles fought back valiantly, as he put Mailata on the ropes for a good portion of the fourth round, and a lot of crowd pleasing flurries. Though Mireles tried to use his jab in round five to start the round, Mailata was having none of it, and rocked Mireles once again. It appeared Mailata was starting to slow down around the minute mark in the round, as Mireles rallied back. The sixth and final round saw Mireles have the most success of the fight as he was able to use his amateur pedigree and win the round on his back foot, the fight hungry Fresno crowd, who was thrilled by the start of it was eager for the fists to fly, and let the fighters know their displeasure. Mailata did his best to steal the round at the end, letting off some eye-catching flurries
The judges scored the bout, 57-56, 56-57, 57-56. The crowd booed the decision, as Mailata won over the hearts of those watching, but for such a good fight it felt unfair. Mireles has to not get hit as much in fights.
IThe middle rounds were much of the same, as Estrada landed the more effective cleaner shots and combinations, whereas Rupprecht fought hard to get on the inside landing at times, right hands and left hooks, but never able to land more than one punch at a time. Estrada, on the other hand, was landing three-to-four punch combinations whenever she let her hands go. In the fifth round, a more notable round, Estrada weathered a healthy bit of aggression from Rupprecht, who seemed to believe that Estrada might be tiring. That was not the case as Estrada her with multiple overhand lefts when Estrada was in the southpaw stance.