Edwin Rodriguez
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Michael Seals: They Wrote Me Off After TKO Loss To Rodriguez
Two rounds and 24 seconds. That’s how long it took for Michael Seals’ boxing career to completely come undone. Once he lost by third-round technical knockout to Edwin Rodriguez in a wild, back-and-forth slugfest, Seals felt abandoned by his promoter,...
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Edwin Rodriguez Buzzes Durable Williams, Wins Decision
NEW YORK – Edwin Rodriguez didn’t produce a pretty performance in his first fight in over a year. The onetime super middleweight championship challenger did defeat Mitch Williams on Saturday night, though. Rodriguez, of Worcester, Massachusetts, hurt...
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Abel Ramos vs. Francisco Santana Added To Porter-Ugas Card
Veteran contender and two-time title challenger Andrzej Fonfara has withdrawn from his match against Edwin Rodriguez that was scheduled to be part of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, March 9 from Dignity Health Sports Par...
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Andrzej Fonfara Retires From Boxing, Not Facing Rodriguez
World title challenger Andrzej Fonfara (30-5, 18 KOs) has unexpectedly announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 31. Having said that, Fonfara is not going to fight Edwin Rodriguez in a scheduled bout on March 9th. The contest was part of a...
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Porter vs. Ugas Heads To Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson
WBC Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter will make his first title defense in primetime as he battles mandatory challenger Yordenis Ugas Saturday, March 9 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes live from Dignity Hea...
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Danny Garcia vs. Brandon Rios - LIVE Results From Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - In a junior middleweight contest, Joe Spencer (1-0, 1 KO), who is managed by Al Haymon, made his pro debut with a second stoppage of Uriel Gonzalez (1-3-1, 1 KO). Gonzalez was taking a beating in the first round and went do...
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Danny Garcia vs. Brandon Rios - Undercard Information
Ugas vs. Robinson kicks off a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT that is headlined by a battle between two-division champion Danny Garcia taking on former world champion Brandon Rios in a welterweight title eliminator....
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Edwin Rodriguez Back in Gym, Will Work on Correcting Mistakes
Light heavyweight Edwin Rodriguez hasn’t been in the ring since his second-round knockout loss to Thomas Williams Jr. last April. That’s not because of the defeat, but rather because he had a torn ACL, an injury that predated the Williams loss and th...
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Thomas Williams: A lot of People Wrote Me Off in Rodriguez Fight
Few people believed that Thomas Williams and Edwin Rodríguez were destined to box a dull 12 round affair when they squared off on April 30 at the StubHub Center. Given the styles of both men and their respective power, a knockout was on the cards as...
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April 30 PBC on Fox A Smash Hit In Ring, But Not In the Ratings
The April 30 primetime edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox featured a loaded evening of knockouts in the ring. Unfortunately, it came up short when it came to tallying up viewership. The second installment of the series of free-to-air...
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Andre Berto on Danny Garcia: Tell Me When and I'll Be Ready!
CARSON, Calif. - It was not the memorable knockdown-filled classic many fight fans remember from over five years ago. But the rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto did produce a few fireworks of its own on Saturday evening. In the end, Bert...
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Thomas Williams Blasts Out Edwin Rodriguez in Two Rounds
StubHub Center, Carson, California - In a light heavyweight contest, Edwin Rodriguez (28-2, 19KOs) fought fire with fire and was knocked out in two rounds by Thomas Williams Jr. (20-1, 14KOs), who will likely face WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in the...