Shawn Estrada vs. Ray Craig

Shawn Estrada 165 lbs beat Ray Craig 161 lbs by TKO at 1:41 in round 1 of 4

• Date: 2009-03-27
• Location: Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Referee: James Jen Kin
• Judge: Marty Denkin
• Judge: Ray Corona
• Judge: Max DeLuca

Aired On: ESPN Friday Night Fights

Notes

• Shawn Estrada (2-0) 2 KOs vs. Ray Craig (5-4) 2 KOs
• Fight was on the undercard of Eddie Chambers vs. Samuel Peter.
• Estrada came in having won his first two professional bouts by 1st Round knockout. Craig entered having lost his last three bouts; two by knockout.
• Craig went down at 1:05 as he was falling forward. As the announcers alluded, it appeared the knockdown could have been ruled a slip as no major punch landed to create the knockdown. Craig made it to his feet at seven and despite staggering was allowed to continue.
• Craig down again at 1:24 from a right hand as the two fighters exchanged. He was up at the count of five and received a standing eight-count. A followup right hand @ 1:38 that glanced off the back of Craig's head sent him down for the third and final time. The referee immediately waved an end to the bout.

Comments

• "Craig had no interest in being in this fight against Estrada." ESPN's Joe Tessitore
• As Teddy Atlas added while referring to the first knockdown, "You know, you have trouble even seeing the legitimacy of that knockdown...the left hook looked like it missed and the right hand hits him on the forehead."