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09/12/2007 Archived Entry: "David 'The Weezel' Estrada is Married!"
David 'The Weezel' Estrada is Married!
By Juan C. Ayllon
David and Francie Estrada
It's now official. But don't take it from me. Take it from "the Weezel" (sic). That's Chicago's middleweight boxer, David "The Weezel" Estrada.
Estrada, a popular fighter whose professional record is 10-10 with 7 knockouts, left me a voicemail earlier this evening. Here's what he said.
"It’s official, it’s official: Mr. and Mrs. Estrada. That’s right: I got married today. I’m at work right now. I can’t really talk about it," said Estrada, who works as a security officer at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. "I’m leaving a few hours early…I’m working a few hours. Yeah, I know, I’m working on my wedding day. [For my wedding reception,] I’m going to have Tom Barnes taking pictures. We’re going to have a lot of boxing guys that you’re used to seeing.”
David Estrada married his fiance, Francie Bulger, at City Hall in Chicago earlier today at 2:00 PM.
In a follow-up phone conversation, Estrada talked more about his joy.
“Today, we've been together four years. I’m married and I’m happy,” said Estrada. "I am excited. I'm still in awe. Now she's my wife. [I'm] 31 years old and I'm married! Now, I need the kids and I'll have the complete package!"
Estrada continued, "I've been married right now at nine hours and 11 minutes. Now I've got to go home and consumate the marriage! [He laughs.] I've got unfinished business."
"The Weezel" sheds a few tears of joy
"I just turned 31 on September the ninth. And, as a present, I got what we wanted, which was marriage," said Estrada. "And yes, I know I'm a little teary eyed, but that's tears of joy. Who says that men don't cry? I play the woman in the relationship."
The Estradas will have a wedding reception in Chicago this Saturday at which, ironically, I'll be serving as DJ.
Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. David Estrada!
