Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Hernan "Tyson" Marquez: The smaller weight divisions in boxing may not get much love but recently there seems to have been an explosion of top fighters who ply their trade in the lower weight classes. It is no secret that Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez is one of the best fighters in the sport, and one of the most powerful and the one man who may have the best shot at beating him is Juan Francisco Estrada (32-2, 23 KO). The two fought back in 2012 and Gonzalez got the unanimous decision. Since that fight fans have been hoping for a rematch. Before that fight can ever happen Estrada needs to keep taking care of business. This Saturday Estrada will take on the always exciting Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (39-5-1, 28 KO) in a 12-round bout for Estrada's WBA & WBO flyweight titles. Even though Marquez is only 6-3-1 in his past 10 fights, all of those fights have been action packed. Meanwhile, since Estrada's loss to Gonzalez he has gone 6-0 with three knockouts. Estrada is an orthodox fighter who has fast hands he uses to pump a stiff jab and straight right hand. Also, Estrada's footwork is top notch and he does a great job of excaping danger. Along with his strong straight right hand Estrada also throws a powerful left hook and he turns that punch over quickly. Marquez is a southpaw and he loves to get in the pocket and mix things up, although he does find success with his jab and straight left hand from the outside. Along with those punches Marquez shows a strong right hook and his left hand can be powerful too when he throws it crooked. While Marquez still has fast hands he isn't the same fighter he was a few years ago and can be broken down like he was against McJoe Arroyo. Since 2012 Marquez has been stopped late by Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura, and Arroyo and all those stoppages came in rounds 10, 11, or 12. This fight seems like it should play out a lot like those did in that Estrada has power but isn't a one-punch knockout artist. Estrada is only two years younger than the 27-year-old Marquez but Marquez seems much older. The fight should start fast with both fighters giving and taking but in the middle rounds Estrada will start to impose his will and he will win the fight by the way of 10th round stoppage.
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