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By Jim Dower: In an impressive win tonight, former IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 KOs) made quick work of 31-year-old journeyman Mike Marrone (21-8, 15 KOs) in stopping him in the 1st round on Tuesday night on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox FS1 at the Rapides Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana.
(Photo Credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) By Chris Williams: Light heavyweight Thomas Williams Jr. (20-1, 14 KOs) took advantage of a very sloppy former world title challenger Edwin Rodriguez (28-2, 19 KOs) in stopping him in the 2nd round on Saturday night in a fight on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Rodriguez came out throwing bombs in the first two rounds instead of boxing. Williams took advantage of Rodriguez’s sloppy form by knocking him down in the 2nd round with a hard left hand to the head. Rodriguez staggered to his feet but the referee halted the fight anyway due to how hurt he looked. The official time of the stoppage was 2:59 of the round.
By Dan Ambrose: It’s finally a done deal; former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (31-5-2 24 KOs) will be battling 32-year-old Andre Berto (30-4, 23 KOs) on April 30th in a long awaited rematch on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox Deportes from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
The two originally fought each other five years ago in 2011, when the two of them were still in the prime of their careers. Now five years later, Ortiz and Berto are arguably over-the-hill and no longer truly relevant in the 147lb division.
By Jim Dower: In a sensational fight from start to finish, #5 WBC, #10 IBF light heavyweight contender Edwin Rodriguez (28-1, 19 KOs) stopped a game Michael Seals (19-1, 14 KOs) in the 3rd round on Friday night at the Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV from the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
By Allan Fox: #5 WBA, #10 IBF 175lb contender Edwin Rodriguez (27-1, 18 KOs) will be back inside the ring tonight to face 33-year-old Michael Seals (19-0, 14 KOs) in a scheduled 10 round fight on Premier Boxing Champions on Spike TV from the Beaux Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Rodriguez, 30, needs a win over Seals tonight in order to keep alive his chances for a world title shot against WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson. There’s a good chance that Rodriguez could get a title shot against Stevenson in 2016.
Light heavyweight contender Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (27-1, 18 KOs) will take on undefeated Michael Seals (19-0, 14 KOs) Friday, Nov. 13 on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike live from MGM Resorts International’s beautiful Beau Rivage Resort & Casino on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Televised coverage will begin at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
By Dan Ambrose: Former world title challenger Edwin Rodriguez (24-1, 16 KOs) will be back in the ring next month against light heavyweight Azea Augustama (17-1, 9 KOs) on October 18th on the undercard of the Marco Antonio Rubio vs. Gennady Golovkin fight card at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Rodriguez, 29, hasn’t fought since last November when he was soundly beaten by WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward in a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision. Rodriguez tried as hard as he could against Ward, but he just didn’t have the talent to compete in that fight.
By Allan Fox: Steve Kim is reporting that former super middleweight title challenger Edwin Rodriguez (24-1, 16 KOs) is a possibility for the undercard of the October 18th fight card headlined by WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin vs. WBC interim middleweight champion Marco Antonio Rubio.
Rodriguez, one of the more talented fighters in the 168 pound division, hasn’t fought since he lost a 12 round unanimous decision to WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward last November.
By Allan Fox: Former world title challenger Edwin Rodriguez (24-1, 16 KO’s) will be back in the ring next month against Marcus Johnson (22-2, 16 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at a still to be determined venue in the United States. Rodriguez, 28, hasn’t fought since losing a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision five months ago to WBA super World super middleweight champion Andre Ward last year in November in Ontario, California. Rodriguez, 28, fought as well as he could against Ward, but he didn’t have the game to beat him.