Sor Rungvisai vs Gonzalez II: Your one-stop preview of the spectacular super-flyweight triple-header
Sunday 10 September 2017 06:36, UK
Roman Gonzalez in a thrilling rematch, Naoya Inoue’s debut stateside and an all-action Mexican showdown make up a huge night of action from California, live on Sky Sports.
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Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (WBC) vs Roman Gonzalez II
Pound-for-pound great 'Chocolatito' fell to the first loss of his illustrious career, albeit controversially, back in March in a terrific toe-to-toe battle. The Nicaraguan now has the opportunity to immediately avenge his defeat to Sor Rungvisai and regain his WBC world title.
Gonzalez, still just 30, is a four-weight world champion and as he closes in on his 50th professional fight, he will hope to put in an astounding performance to reaffirm his position among the sport's best.
Has Gonzalez outgrown the division and is he struggling to make the weight? If so, he could have problems, but I do think he will gain revenge.
Gonzalez will expect another tough fight, but his class and experience will see him win on points. He'll want to stop him because of his brilliant KO ratio, but this is all about winning.
Juan Francisco Estrada vs Carlos Cuadras
In what promises to be a classic Mexican all-action affair, Cuadras, 29, will engage with Estrada, nicknamed 'El Gallo', in a WBC world title eliminator. The winner will be in line to face the victor of the headline bout between Gonzalez and Sor Rungvisai.
With 75 fights between them and just three defeats, two of them against Gonzalez, neither fighter has ever been stopped, so expect 12 rounds of toe-to-toe action with neither willing to take a step back. Who knows, we might even see a modern rendition of Barrera-Morales.
This should be a hard-fought battle and I think Estrada can win a close points decision over Cuadras.
This could be the one that steals the show. Cuadras looked good last time out but Estrada is up at super-fly and if the hands hold, he will take it on points. I am expecting a Mexican war though, I really am.
Naoya Inoue (WBO) vs Antonio Nieves
Already a two-weight world champion, highly-rated Japanese star Naoya Inoue, nicknamed 'The Monster', makes the sixth defence of his WBO world title on his American debut against Nieves.
The 24-year-old is a devastating knockout artist and is building towards a mega unification fight with Gonzalez. He is already touted as boxing's next big pound-for-pound star and he finally has the worldwide audience that his ability has so far craved and deserved.
Inoue is a two-weight world champion and he’s only had a few fights. He should be a level above Nieves and I expect him to produce another devastating KO.
Inoue is a great all-rounder, he can punch, he's quick, he's a good counter-puncher, good on the front foot and he carries even more power than Gonzalez. I'll be surprised if he doesn't blow him away inside three or four rounds.
The time draws near…
Watch Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Naoya Inoue vs Antonio Nieves and Carlos Cuadras vs Juan Francisco Estrada on a spectacular night of super-flyweight action, starting at 3.15am in the early hours of Sunday morning, live on Sky Sports Main event.
