CES Latest News Top U.S. heavyweight in 2009:
2004 U.S. Olympian
Jason “Big Six” Estrada
PROVIDENCE (December 29, 2008) – 2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, arguably one of the most decorated amateur boxers of the 21st century, is in many ways the United States’ top heavyweight hope to bring home a world title belt.
Estrada possesses the quickest hands and feet in the heavyweight division, along with solid “whiskers,” and he has also shown steady improvement in the power game. All told, though, he’s perceived by many promoters, managers and fighters as too risky to fight, largely because he can box the ears off of anybody in the world who weighs 200 pounds or more.
Estrada (15-1, 3 KOs, 1 NC) won all five of his 2008 fights against opponents with a combined record of 109-24-4 (67 KOs), including former world title challenger Charles Shufford (20-7-1) and multi-regional title-holder Lance “Mount” Whitaker (32-4-1) by 10-round decisions, as well as Derek “The One Man Riot” Bryant (20-4-1, 17 KOs) and Texas State champ Domonic Jenkins (13-8-1) by 8-round decisions, and Carolina champion Moultrie Witherspoon (14-1) by seventh-round technical knockout.
However, finding competitive fights for Jason, who has lost very few rounds during his 4-year pro career, has become a growing problem for his promoter, Jimmy Burchfield. Despite his constant efforts to lure “rated” heavyweights to fight Estrada, Burchfield has been turned down more often than a nerd at the Playboy mansion. A perfect example recently happened when Burchfield’s company, Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc., and the Estrada Unit (Jason’s managerial company that includes his father/head trainer Dr. Roland Estrada) agreed to all terms for a WBF heavyweight title fight against Frans Botha in South Africa. While awaiting a signed contract, Burchfield surprisingly discovered that Botha would instead be defending his title against a challenger who sports a 20-15-3 record, Ron Guerrero, who has lost three of his last five, including a first-round knockout loss to Jenkins (aforementioned loser to Estrada by 8-round decision by scores of 79-73 three times). (More)
“Sharp Shooter” reloads for title run By Michael Parente
MANCHESTER, Conn. –
On the path to greatness, the “Sharp Shooter” suddenly ran out of bullets.
Two rounds into his World Boxing Council Youth Super Featherweight title fight against Jose Hernandez in 2006, Matt Remillard suffered ligament damage in his left wrist – an injury that kept him out of the ring for nearly two years.
Remillard won that night by decision, but ultimately had to relinquish his title because the torn ligaments in his wrist – and the subsequent surgery – required 16 months of rehabilitation.
Older, wiser and – by his own admission – more mature, the 22-year-old prospect is once again climbing the ladder in the featherweight division following a successful 2008 in which he won all five of his fights en route to being named the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame’s Fighter of the Year. (More)
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ANDHOLIDAY HAVOC RECAP
LINCOLN – The ugly fights, like the one Jason “Big Six” Estrada found himself in Saturday night against Derek “The One Man Riot” Bryant, tend to leave their mark, as evident by the noticeable gash over Estrada’s right eye.
They also build character. After cruising through the first four rounds of the main event on Classic Entertainment & Sports’ “Holiday Havoc” card at Twin River, Estrada persevered through tremendous adversity in the form of a vicious headbutt midway through the fight and held on for a satisfying 80-72, 80-72, 79-73 unanimous decision victory.
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Top prospect Remillard moving up featherweight ranks
MANCHESTER, Conn. (December 2, 2008) – What a difference a year makes, especially for 22-year-old Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard, the reigning WBC Youth and USNBC featherweight champion.
A year ago, Remillard (16-0, 8 KOs) was in the midst of a 1 1/2 -year stretch of inactivity due to wrist injury requiring surgery for torn ligaments that separated bones in his hand. Noted hand surgeon Dr. Steven Margles (LaheyClinic in Burlington, MA) operated, using artificial bone and pins to hold everything together. (More)
CES STARS WARM UP NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT!
NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA- In front of a standing room only crowd at the 4 Bears Casino &Lodge, three of CES' rising stars, Matt Godfrey, Aaron Williams and Hank Lundy all put on impressive performances in securing victories on Saturday night.
Godfrey, the reigning NABF cruiserweight champion, added the brand new Sovereign Nations Boxing Council cruiserweight crown to his resume with an impressive shut-out performance over tough Eddie Gutierrez. Providence's Godfrey put on an impressive display of speed in scoring the unanimous decision win over Gutierrez by scores of 100-90 twice and 99-91. (More)
