by Cliff Rold - 27-year old Dominican Super Middleweight Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KO) of Worcester, Massachusetts, took another step towards contention in a thick weight class, laying a devastating beating on previously undefeated 27-year old Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KO) of Union City, New Jersey, and scoring an eighth round stoppage on Saturday night at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Rodriguez came into the bout three pounds under the division limit at 165 lbs., Escalera a pound more at 166. The referee was Steve Smoger.
It didn’t take long for the more professionally experienced Rodriguez to get to work on Escalera. Rocking right hands freed the mouthpiece of Escalera repeatedly and had Smoger calling for Escalera to fight back. Escalera tried, and continued to eat power shots for his trouble. His legs moving in ways the rest of his body didn’t seem in sync with, Escalera managed to keep his feet for all three minutes but it was a fine example of when a standing 10-8 score could be in order. [Click Here To Read More]
Rodriguez came into the bout three pounds under the division limit at 165 lbs., Escalera a pound more at 166. The referee was Steve Smoger.
It didn’t take long for the more professionally experienced Rodriguez to get to work on Escalera. Rocking right hands freed the mouthpiece of Escalera repeatedly and had Smoger calling for Escalera to fight back. Escalera tried, and continued to eat power shots for his trouble. His legs moving in ways the rest of his body didn’t seem in sync with, Escalera managed to keep his feet for all three minutes but it was a fine example of when a standing 10-8 score could be in order. [Click Here To Read More]
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