Estrada steps up in seventh pro fight!

22/01/2006

Estrada steps up in seventh pro fight!

Press Release: 2004 Olympian Jason "Big Six" Estrada (5-0, 1 KO) plans to take the first major test of his young pro career on February 12, 2006 against Yamplier Azcuy, aka Yanqui Diaz (13-3, 8 KOs) in a six-round bout on "The Contender Special - East Coast Pride" card, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence. Estrada, 25, registered a remarkable 261-14 amateur record in the United States, including an unprecedented three consecutive triumphs in the U.S. Nationals and U.S. Challenge (2001-2003). He captured gold at the 2003 Pan-American Games and represented the U.S. in the 2004 Olympic Games. Diaz represents a quantum leap for Estrada in terms of a professional opponent. The Cuban-born Diaz shocked the boxing world in 2004 with his first-round TKO of previously unbeaten Juan Carlos Gomez (then 37-0). "I want to fight opponents who've established themselves in the heavyweight division and that's why I'm fighting a guy like Diaz in only my sixth fight," Estrada recently. "I know fans want to see me fighting guys they've heard of and respect. Diaz has beaten Gomez and Vaughn [Bean], but I'm not worried about him at all. Sure, it's always a disadvantage fighting somebody with so much more pro experience, but I'm sure I saw a lot more different styles in the amateurs than he has in his entire boxing career."