TAMPA – Jeovanny Estela continued his winning ways in the comfort of his home region.

The unbeaten welterweight fended off a determined but overmatched Chris Rollins (5-3-1, 4KOs) to earn a four-round, unanimous decision. Scores were 40-36 on all three scorecards in favor of Orlando’s Estella in the opening bout of a seven-fight show Saturday evening at AMALIE Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Estela remained a step ahead throughout the four-round contest, his fifth of 2021 and sixth through 13 months as a pro. Rollins made for an easy yet durable target, willing to trade but often on the defensive as Estela landed several clean left hooks. Rollins was trapped along the ropes near the end of the fight but able to make it to the final bell.

Estela-Rollins was one of three non-televised undercard bouts preceding the four-fight Showtime Pay-Per-View telecast. Headlining the show, Jake Paul (4-0, 3KOs) and Tyron Woodley (0-1) meet in an eight-round rematch to their August 29 bout, which Paul won by split decision.

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