Amateur Career
- Three time United States amateur super heavyweight gold medalist (2001, 2002, 2003)(set record for first super heavyweight to three-peat)
- Three time National PAL amateur super heavyweight gold medalist (2001, 2002, 2003)
- Three time National Challenge super heavyweight gold medalist (2001, 2002, 2003)(set record for first boxer to three-peat)
- United States amateur heavyweight silver medalist (2000)
- United States amateur heavyweight bronze medalist (1999)
- Two time National Junior Olympics gold medalist, 165 and 201 lbs (1996, 1997)
- National Junior Police Athletic League gold medalist (1997)
2003 Male Boxer of the Year by USA Boxing
- Gold medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games (set record by becoming first Non-Cuban to win gold)
FIRST EVER BOXING OLYMPIAN FROM RHODE ISLAND (FOLLOWED BY DEMETRIUS ANDRADE IN 2008 AT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS)
Estrada's results as a United States super heavyweight representative at the 2004 Athens Olympics were:
- Defeated Ma'afu Hawke (Tonga) 30-11
- Lost to Michel López Núñez (Cuba) 7-21 (whom he had previously beaten to win the gold in 2003 Pan American games)
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