Juan Francisco Estrada beats Roman Gonzalez to claim WBC super-flyweight title

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Image caption, Gonzalez, right, is a former four-division champion

Mexico's Juan Francisco Estrada claimed the vacant WBC super-flyweight title with a majority decision victory over Nicaraguan Roman Gonzalez.

In what was the pair's third fight, Estrada, 32, took a narrow victory with the judges scoring it 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114.

It followed his controversial split-decision win in 2021 that many felt should have gone the other way.

Gonzalez, 35, won their first meeting in 2012 with a unanimous decision.

Estrada started stronger in Saturday's fight at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

However former four-division champion Gonzalez battled back to take the middle rounds.

The Mexican - whose record now stands at 44-3 - then came back powerfully in the final round to edge the contest.