Seniesa Estrada (left) and Jazmin Gala Villarino pose through the press convention previous to their November 12 WBA strawweight title struggle in Las Vegas. (Picture by Mikey Williams/Prime Rank Inc by way of Getty Photographs)
Seniesa Estrada knocked off 11 months of ring rust with a dominant show of boxing and punching towards powerful and recreation Jazmin Gala Villarino within the chief help to the Janibek Alimkhanuly-Denzel Bentley fundamental occasion at The Palm in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Estrada (23-0, 9 KOs), who had been inactive for a lot of the yr attributable to a change of promoters/platforms (from Golden Boy/DAZN to Prime Rank/ESPN), outworked, out-maneuvered and usually outclassed Villarino (6-2-2, 1 KO) over 10 rounds, profitable the bout by unanimous scores of 100-90 and making the second protection of the WBA 105-pound title.
Nonetheless, the 32-year-old challenger from Argentina made Estrada, The Ring’s top-rated strawweight and No. 7 within the pound-for-pound rankings, work laborious for her victory. Villarino was the aggressor for a lot of the fast-paced bout, usually forging ahead behind stiff jabs and straight rights, however Estrada was in a position to land extra punches and defend effectively as she maneuvered across the ring.
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Estrada attacked the physique with each fingers from the opening bell and usually let her fingers go in three- and four-punch mixtures, however Villarino had her moments, particularly within the entertaining closing spherical.
Now that she’s off and working together with her new promoter and platform, Estrada introduced that her purpose is to unify 105-pound world titles.