Like many, California State Athletic Commission executive officer Andy Foster didn’t enjoy Seniesa Estrada’s most recent win.
The WBC Silver light flyweight champion scored the fastest knockout in women’s boxing history on Friday, putting away Miranda Adkins seven seconds into their title bout in Indio, Calif. The fight streamed live on DAZN.
The video of the quick, historical knockout went viral online and had many questioning the making of the contest, as it was a clear mismatch between a young world-class fighter against an older inexperience contestant.
Estrada is 28 years old and 19-0 her professional boxing career. She’s also a two-time junior Olympic national champion and U.S. champion.
Meanwhile, Estrada’s opponent was a 42-year-old who had a record of 5-0 entering the fight.
“If I had to do it over again, I wouldn’t have approved that fight,” Foster told The Ring. “I have never denied a (WBC title fight).
“I certainly didn’t think she was going to win the fight. But I thought it would go longer than seven seconds.”
Foster said he’s taking the situation as a learning lesson and is welcomes the negative feedback. Ultimately, though, he leaves the situation unhappy his commission sanctioned the contest.
“On paper, hindsight is 20-20 for everybody,” Foster said. “Now that we know the outcome, I think it’s fair to criticize me for approving that because I’m critical of myself. I kinda blew this one.”
