This was a moment 20 years in the making for Seniesa ‘Superbad’ Estrada.

The unbeaten 28-year-old weight-jumping contender is now a champion, as Estrada dethroned long-reigning WBA strawweight Anabel Ortiz courtesy of a ten-round unanimous decision win.

Scores were 100-89, 100-89 and 99-90 in favor of Estrada, who scored a knockdown in round two and dominated from beginning to end in their DAZN-aired title fight Saturday evening at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.

“It feels great to take the title from someone who has held it for so long,” Estrada told krikya360.com after the bout. “If I wasn’t going to knock her out, I was going to sweep her easily and that’s what I did.”

Given the step up in class, Estrada certainly expected to go much longer than the mere seven seconds she needed to record her last victory. Ortiz demanded far greater respect, though that didn’t stop Estrada from taking the lead and forcing the defending champ to fight on her terms. The East Los Angeles native worked the body while also committing to right hooks upstairs, forcing Ortiz to fight with caution in the opening round.

Estrada went back on the attack in round two, unloading with flurries and driving Ortiz to the ropes. The undefeated challenger had a brief scare, leaving her left hand low during an exchange as she was clipped by a counter right by Ortiz.

The momentum shift was brief.  Ortiz stood right in front of Estrada who ripped a potent right hook to produce the bout’s first knockdown late in round two. Ortiz beat the count but was under siege until the bell.

Estrada continued to press the action in round three, equally effective as a southpaw and from a conventional stance. Ortiz didn’t have any answers, forced to fight in reverse and often on the defensive.

“I noticed (in past title defenses) that she fights at the same pace and same speed. She’s able to control the fight like that,” noted Estrada. “I knew with my speed, footwork and defense that I was able to control the fight.”

The pattern held true in round four, with Estrada cornering Ortiz early in the frame and then pinning her on the ropes midway through. Estrada opened round five fighting out of a conventional stance before quickly switching to southpaw. A left hook landed flush, drawing a rise out of the rabid crowd on hand in full support of the Mexican-American product. Ortiz looked to fight on the outside, prompting Estrada to fight exclusively behind her right jab in hopes of drawing her into a straight left. Ortiz didn’t take the bait, although she was rapidly watching her title reign slip away.

In addition to losing every round, Ortiz was also fighting through a left eye which was rapidly swelling shut. Estrada had a mouse under her left eye, though a battle scar she wore with pride in a tour-de-force performance. Ortiz enjoyed her best moment of the fight late in round seven, scoring with a right hand which Estrada took cleanly though unfazed by the sequence.

Action slowed a bit in round eight. Estrada looked to measure up Ortiz, overshooting on consecutive right hands though catching her with a third attempt along with a left hook behind it. Ortiz was briefly wobbled but remained upright and bravely soldiered on in round nine, with Estrada remaining in full control.

Estrada looked to close the show in round ten. A mishap by referee Mark Nelson suggested it to be the case, as he briefly waved his arms when a combination from Estrada had Ortiz out on her feet along the ropes. Estrada turned her back to celebrate, with Ortiz seemingly not done fighting. The referee adjusted to the situation and let the action play out for the final ten seconds.

Ortiz’s title reign ends at 12 successful defenses as she falls to 31-4 (4KOs). The loss is her first since 2012, having held the belt since 2013.

Estrada improves—in every sense of the word—to 20-0 (8KOs), securing her first major title win in the process. She previously claimed an interim flyweight belt in a technical decision win over 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist Marlen Esparza in Nov. 2019. The title win comes as she proudly represents the Golden Boy Promotions banner, founded by East L.A.’s own Hall of Fame former six-division world champion Oscar de la Hoya.

“It feels great, two great champions from ‘East Los.’ You don’t see that very often,” stated Estrada of the bond shared with her promoter. “It’s a dream come true.”

Estrada-Ortiz served as the chief support to the all-Dallas welterweight battle between Vergil Ortiz (16-0, 16KOs) and former junior welterweight titlist Maurice Hooker (27-1-3, 18KOs).

Jake Donovan is a senior writer for krikya360.com. Twitter: @JakeNDaBox