Gabriel Rosado vs. Delvin Rodriguez possible for May on ESPN2

rosado2By Dan Ambrose: A fight between light middleweights Gabriel Rosado (21-6, 13 KO’s) and Delvin Rodriguez (27-6-3, 15 KO’s) is possible for May sometime on ESPN2, according to Dan Rafael. The fight is discussed, he says.

This is a good fight because both Rosado and Rodriguez are decent fringe level junior middleweight contenders. Neither is good enough to hold down an actual world title right now, but they’re both good gatekeeper type fighters.

Rosado, 27, recently moved up to middleweight to challenger WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin last January and was taken out in the 7th round in a mostly one-sided fight from start to the bloody finish. Rosado only really put out any effort in the 5th round when he landed some nice shots that puffed up Golovkin’s eyes.

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Delvin Rodriguez wants Canelo Alvarez

rodriguez23By Dan Ambrose: #9 WBA junior middleweight contender Delvin Rodriguez (26-6-3, 14 KO’s) says he’d like to get a shot against WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) this year after the 32-year-old Rodriguez faces George Tahdooahnippah (31-0-1, 23 KO’s) on February 15th at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA.

Rodriguez said to thetitle fight.com “I want to fight Alvarez. I want to fight the guy Alvarez. I think he would motivate me the most and bring the best out of me. That’s what I’m working towards.”

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Pawel Wolak retires – Boxing News!

Image: Pawel Wolak retires - Boxing News!By Jason Kim: Junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (29-2-1, 19 KO’s) has reportedly retired following a 10 round unanimous decision loss to 31-year-old fringe junior middleweight contender Delvin Rodriguez (26-5-3, 14 KO’s) last Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Wolak, ranked #3 WBA, #4 WBC, #5 WBO, #7 IBF, lost by the scores 98-91, 98-92 and 100-90.

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Wolak-Rodriguez Recap: Fighters Draw, Fans Win!!!

By David Kassel: When this week’s Friday Night Fights main event was announced months ago, hardcore fight fans everywhere began to salivate at the promise of a fight of the year candidate. Both Pawel Wolak and Delvin Rodriguez have delivered in the ring in the past and both always put on an action-packed show. This fight was no exception.

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Rodriguez Defeats Alvarez

By Sam Gregory: In the main event Delvin Rodriguez 24-2 with 14 KO’s took on southpaw Shamone Alvarez 20-2 with 11 KO’s in a scheduled 12 round welterweight IBF title eliminator bout.

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Diaz In Critical Condition After Being Stopped by Rodriguez

diaz46573.jpgBy Manuel Perez: In a fight that probably should have been stopped two rounds earlier, welterweight prospect Delvin Rodriguez (23-2-1, 14 KOs) stopped Oscar Diaz (26-3, 12 KOs) in the 11th round, when Diaz suddenly became unresponsive in between the 10th and 11th rounds, then stood up, staggered and collapsed on Wednesday night at the Municipal Auditorium, in San Antonio, Texas. Immediately, a medical team was rushed into the ring and oxygen was given to Diaz. Shortly thereafter, Diaz was taken out of the ring on a stretcher. Reportedly, he was taken to a hospital where surgery was performed to reduce swelling from a subdural hematoma, according to USA Today. At the present time, Diaz is said to still be in critical condition, in a medically induced coma.

Aside from the 4th round in which Diaz hurt Rodriguez with a big right hand, the fight was one-sided with Rodriguez dominating it with his powerful shots to the head. Diaz began to experience bad swelling under his right eye in the 7th and by the 9th round, his eye began swelling completely shut.

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