David Estrada
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David Estrada (born December 19, 1978) is a Guatemalan-Mexican boxer who is from Chicago.
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[edit] Amateur career
David Estrada is originally from Chicago where he started his amateur career. He won several titles such as the Chicago Park District Championship in 1993, the PAL National Championship in 1997 and the Texas State Golden Gloves Championship in 1998. He has been to several national tournaments. His record was 50-10-13 Ko’s and was nationally ranked No. 7 as an amateur.
[edit] Professional career
David started fighting pro back in Chicago working out at the Windy City Boxing Gym. He has also lived for many years in the Miami area where he presently resides.
[edit] Early Bouts
David has wins against fighters like Terry Ford from Racine, Wisconsin. David was only 4-0 when he upset Matias Rios 7-0 from Buenos Aires, Argentina after dropping him in the first with a unanimous decision on Galavision TV.
He beat South Paw Eric Pinero from Puerto Rico dropping him in the first with a third round TKO on Florida’s Sunshine Network TV. He also won over Richard Hall from North Carolina on the Andrew 'Six-Heads' Lewis, card in New York City.
He won over Charles Clark dropping him in the first round and stopping him with a TKO in the fifth, while in the South Paw stance, live on ESPN2. David won over big on Luke Cool Hands Leal after pounding him with body shots, dropping him twice live on Telemundo TV.
David has been to training camp with Andrew 'Six-Heads' Lewis, Zab Judah and Angel Manfredy.
[edit] Recent Fights
Estrada has lost all three bouts in which he has stepped up in competition. He lost to Contender star Ishe Smith, and later to Shane Mosley and Kermit Cintron. The loss to Cintron was on Wednesday, April 19th, with the referee stopping the match in round 10 (TKO). His most recent fight, on Saturday, September 29th, resulted in another loss in the 11th round to the rising Haitian-American boxing prospect Andre Berto.
