Delvin Rodriguez

Delvin Rodriguez
Statistics
Real name	Delvin Antonio Rodriguez
Nickname(s)	The Jaguar
Rated at	Welterweight Super Welterweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality	Dominican
Born	May 4, 1980 (1980-05-04) (age 31) Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	25
Wins by KO	14
Losses	5
Draws	3
No contests	0

Delvin Antonio Rodriguez (born May 4, 1980 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic) is an Dominican professional boxer in the Super Welterweight division. He fights out of Danbury, Connecticut. He has been featured on ESPN2's ESPN Friday Night Fights television show eleven times throughout his career.^[1]

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.^[2]

Rodrigruez vs. Hlatshwayo I & II

In 2008, he fought to a draw with Isaac Hlatshwayo in Gauteng, South Africa. It was obvious that Rodrigruez 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 thee fight seemed Issac's way, Rodrigruez landed a perfected right that sent Hlatshwayo down. Isaac was rewarded a plit decision victory over Rodrigruez. Upon further review of the scorecard, it was revealed there was a mistake made in calculating on one of the judges scoring. The fight was changed to its correct decision, a majority decision.^[3]

In 2009, Rodriguez had 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Rodriguez bounced back with a lopsided decision against a faded Mike Arnaoutis on March, 2010 before losing a majority decision to Ashley Theophane on July, 2010.^[6]

Super Welterweight

Rodrigruez vs. Wolak I & II

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.^[7]

Wolak and Rodriguez will fight a rematch of their exciting draw from July on the HBO Pay Per View televised undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito on Dec. 3, 2011.^[8]

Professional record

25 Wins (14 Knockouts), 5 Defeats, 3 Draws, 0 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	25-5-3	Pawel Wolak	-	12	2011-12-03	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Draw	25-5-3	Pawel Wolak	D	10	2011-07-15	Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York, United States
Loss	25-5-2	Ashley Theophane	MD	10	2010-07-30	Buffalo Run Casino, Miami, Oklahoma, United States
Win	25-4-2	Mike Arnaoutis	UD	12	2010-04-02	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	Retained USBA Welterweight title.
Loss	24-4-2	Rafal Jackiewicz	UD	12	2009-11-27	Hala MOSiR, ul. Kolbego 11, os. Baranki, Elk, Poland	IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Loss	24-3-2	Isaac Hlatshwayo	SD	12	2009-08-01	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	vacant IBF welterweight world title on the line.
Draw	24-2-2	Isaac Hlatshwayo	D	12	2009-08-01	Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa	IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Win	24-2-1	Oscar Diaz	KO	11 (12), 0:10	2008-07-16	Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States	Won USBA Welterweight title.
Win	23-2-1	Troy Browning	UD	10	2008-02-15	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	22-2-1	Keenan Collins	TKO	2 (12), 3:00	2007-08-24	Utopia Paradise Theatre, Bronx, New York, United States
Loss	21-2-1	Jesse Feliciano	TKO	8 (12), 2:42	2007-03-23	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	Lost USBA Welterweight title.
Win	21-1-1	Frans Hantindi	TKO	1 (8), 2:59	2006-11-25	Palais Sports Leopold-Drolet, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Win	20-1-1	Luis Hernandez	TKO	3 (12), 1:47	2006-05-26	Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas, United States	Won USBA Welterweight title.
Win	19-1-1	Alexis Divison	DQ	4 (10), 0:28	2006-02-17	FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States	Division ruled out for repeated shots to the back of head and low blows.

References

1. ^ Delvin Rodriguez - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia
2. ^ Delvin Rodriguez Defeats Shamone Alvarez In a Title Eliminator Bout Friday Night | Bleacher Report
3. ^ Delvin Rodriguez, Isaac Hlatshwayo Battle To a Draw - Boxing News
4. ^ ISAAC HLATSHWAYO W12 (split) DELVIN RODRIGUEZ
5. ^ Rafal Jackiewicz Nears a Title Shot After Rodriguez Win - Boxing News
6. ^ Delvin Rodriguez needs a win against Pawel Wolak on 'Friday Night Fights' - ESPN
7. ^ Pawel Wolak and Delvin Rodriguez Battle to Draw in Amazing Fight of the Year Contender - Bad Left Hook
8. ^ Wolak-Rodriguez rematch set, search for Rios rival narrows | RingTV

References

• Professional boxing record for Delvin Rodriguez from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Rodrigruez, Delvin
Alternative names
Short description	Boxer
Date of birth	May 4, 1980
Place of birth	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Date of death
Place of death