MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- In the main event of an HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header, Edwin Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) battered Jason Escalera (13-1-1, 12 KOs) around the ring for eight rounds of heavy bag practice before referee Steve Smoger saw fit to mercifully call an end to the bout. Rodriguez landed hard and heavy in the first round, … [Read more...]
Martinez Stops Macklin in Eleven, Rodriguez Beats George
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York-- Sergio Martinez (49-2-2, 28 KOs) made the fourth defense of his title as uncrowned, consensus middleweight champ with an eleventh round RTD victory over tough Irishman, Matthew Macklin (28-4, 19 KOs) in front of a mostly pro-Macklin St. Patrick's Day crowd at Madison Square Garden and on HBO World Championship Boxing. Macklin … [Read more...]
Edwin Rodriguez vs. Don George on Saturday, March 17th
On the undercard of the Martinez-Macklin bout, Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KOs) will face Don “Da Bomb” George (22-1-1, 19 KOs). The bout will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The bout will air live on the HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast that begins at 10PM ET/7PM PT. At the age of 26, Rodriguez comes into this bout undefeated and … [Read more...]
“I knew the fix was in:” Will Rosinsky on the Controversial Edwin Rodriguez Decision
by Jim McGrady If you’re a New York fight fan, then you already know Will “Power” Rosinsky: Queens, N.Y. native, four time N.Y. Golden Glove champion, and (now) 14-1 (8 ko) professional. On Friday night, October 21st Rosinsky appeared in the main event of Showtime's “Showbox” program on a fight card called “Octoberfist” promoted by Lou DiBella. Rosinsky came in as the … [Read more...]
Rodriguez Decisions Rosinsky
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut-- In a light heavyweight match-up televised on Showtime, Edwin Rodriguez (20-0, 14 KOs) scored a unanimous decision victory over Will Rosinsky (14-1, 8 KOs) by three scores of 100-90. Despite the unanimous shutout, the fight was competitive throughout with several rounds that could've gone to either fighter. On the undercard, … [Read more...]