Delvin Rodríguez

Delvin Antonio Rodríguez (born May 4, 1980) is a Dominican professional boxer who has challenged three times for a world title (once at welterweight and twice at light middleweight).

Delvin Rodríguez
Rodriguez in 2011
Statistics
Real nameDelvin Antonio Rodríguez
Nickname(s)The Jaguar
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
NationalityDominican
Born (1980-05-04) May 4, 1980
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins29
Wins by KO16
Losses9
Draws4

Professional career

Welterweight

Delvin defeated Shamone Alvarez in a title eliminator bout on ESPN's Friday Night Fights at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The official score cards of the judges had it 115 to 112 and two other judges had the same score card at 114 to 113 all to Rodriguez.[1]

Rodríguez vs. Hlatshwayo

In 2008, he fought to a draw with Isaac Hlatshwayo in Gauteng, South Africa. It was obvious that Rodriguez was the much busier boxer as he would throw beautiful 3 and 4 punch combinations from the outside. In the middle rounds that fight had become a classic boxer vs. brawler with Isaac taking control. In the 9th round, just as both the round and the fight seemed to going Issac's way in a slight manner, Rodriguez landed a perfected right that sent Hlatshwayo down and make the fight become even more closely contested. Isaac was rewarded a split decision victory over Rodriguez. Upon further review of the scorecard however, it was revealed there was a mistake made in calculating on one of the judges scoring. As a result, the fight was changed to its correct decision, a majority decision.[2]

In 2009, Rodriguez again had the "home advantage" when they met in a rematch for the vacant IBF welterweight title at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, nine months after their first meeting. Rodriguez fought well, but Isaac dug that bit deeper to win their IBF title fight on a split but well-earned decision.[3]

Rodriguez went on to lose his next fight, to Rafal Jackiewicz in an IBF title eliminator. It was a close fight in Jackiewicz's home country of Poland, and Rodriguez lost a tight decision.[4]

Rodriguez bounced back with a lopsided decision against a faded Mike Arnaoutis in March 2010 before losing a majority decision to Ashley Theophane in July 2010.[5]

Light middleweight

Rodríguez vs. Wolak

Rodriguez, who moved up to 154 pounds, battled to a 10-round draw in an exhilarating slugfest at New York's Roseland Ballroom on July 15, 2011 in one of the all-time great battles in the history of ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" with Pawel Wolak. By the seventh round, Wolak's right eye was grotesquely swollen and virtually closed, but he refused to quit and continued marching forward. They put on what might as well have been a new Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward fight, going to a majority draw.[6] The fight was selected as SI.com's 2011 Fight of the Year.[7]

In the rematch, Rodriguez won a unanimous decision over Wolak on the HBO Pay Per View televised undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito on December 3, 2011.[8]

Rodríguez vs. Cotto

Rodriguez faced Miguel Cotto on October 5, 2013, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. Cotto displayed an aggressive style early in the fight and landed powerful body shots. In the beginning of the third round, Cotto landed a left hook to the temple which knocked Rodriguez onto the canvas. The referee then stopped the fight and gave Cotto a third-round TKO victory.

Rodríguez vs. Lara

Rodríguez was then scheduled to face Cuban southpaw Erislandy Lara in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions fight card, after coming off of a draw in his last outing against Joachim Alcine over a year earlier on May 16, 2014.[9] He was dominated throughout the bout by Lara, getting knocked down in the sixth round en route to losing via unanimous decision, which was virtually a shutout.

Professional boxing record
29 Wins (14 Knockouts), 9 Losses (2 Knockouts), 4 Draws, 0 No Contests
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 29-9-4 Courtney Pennington UD 10 2017-05-11 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win 29-8-4 Shawn Cameron UD 10 2016-07-23 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Loss 28-8-4 Erislandy Lara UD 12 2015-06-12 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois For WBA (Regular) and vacant IBO Light Middleweight titles.
Draw28-7-4 Joachim Alcine SD122014-05-16 Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Loss28-7-3 Miguel Cotto TKO3 (12), 0:182013-10-05 Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Win28-6-3 Freddy Hernández TKO8 (10), 1:372013-05-24 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut Won vacant IBF North American Light Middleweight title
Win27-6-3 George Tahdooahnippah TKO6 (10), 2:412013-02-15 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Loss26-6-3 Austin Trout UD122012-06-02 The Home Depot Center, Carson, California For WBA Light Middleweight title.
Win26-5-3 Pawel Wolak UD122011-12-03 Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York Won vacant IBA Intercontinental Light Middleweight Title
Draw25-5-3 Pawel Wolak MD102011-07-15 Roseland Ballroom, Manhattan, New York
Loss25-5-2 Ashley Theophane MD102010-07-30 Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma
Win25-4-2 Mike Arnaoutis UD122010-04-02 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut Retained USBA Welterweight title.
Loss24-4-2 Rafal Jackiewicz UD122009-11-27 Hala MOSiR, ul. Kolbego 11, os. Baranki, Elk
Loss24-3-2 Isaac Hlatshwayo SD12 2009-08-01 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut For vacant IBF Welterweight title.
Draw24-2-2 Isaac Hlatshwayo SD122009-08-01 Emperors Palace, Kempton, Gauteng
Win24-2-1 Oscar Díaz KO11 (12), 0:102008-07-16 San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas Won USBA Welterweight title.
Win23-2-1 Troy Browning UD102008-02-15 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win22-2-1 Keenan Collins TKO2 (12), 3:002007-08-24 Utopia Paradise Theatre, The Bronx, New York
Loss21-2-1 Jesse Feliciano TKO8 (12), 2:422007-03-23 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut Lost USBA Welterweight title.
Win21-1-1 Frans Hantindi TKO1 (8), 2:592006-11-25 Palais des Sports Léopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Win20-1-1 Luis Hernandez TKO3 (12), 1:472006-05-26 Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas Won USBA Welterweight title.
Win19-1-1 Alexis Divison DQ4 (10), 0:282006-02-17 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Win18-1-1 Virgil McClendon TKO6 (8), 0:472005-11-23 Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York
Win17-1-1 Luther Smith KO1 (8), 2:592005-08-05 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut

Titles in boxing

References
  1. Delvin Rodriguez Defeats Shamone Alvarez In a Title Eliminator Bout Friday Night | Bleacher Report
  2. Delvin Rodriguez, Isaac Hlatshwayo Battle To a Draw - Boxing News
  3. "ISAAC HLATSHWAYO W12 (split) DELVIN RODRIGUEZ". Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  4. Rafal Jackiewicz Nears a Title Shot After Rodriguez Win - Boxing News
  5. Delvin Rodriguez needs a win against Pawel Wolak on 'Friday Night Fights' - ESPN
  6. Pawel Wolak and Delvin Rodriguez Battle to Draw in Amazing Fight of the Year Contender - Bad Left Hook
  7. Chris Mannix (December 19, 2011). "Fight of the Year - Pawel Wolak vs. Delvin Rodriguez I - SI.com's 2011 Boxing Awards". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
  8. Wolak-Rodriguez rematch set, search for Rios rival narrows | RingTV
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