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Mario Rodríguez (boxer)
Mario Rodríguez (born 6 October 1988) is a Mexican former professional boxer who has held the IBF mini flyweight title from September 2012 until March 2013. He is also the first world boxing champion from the city of Guasave. Professional career In July 2011, Rodríguez won a ten round unanimous decision over undefeated Mexican, Manuel Jiménez to win the interim NABF Strawweight Championship. IBF Strawweight Championship On 1 September 2012 Rodríguez upset the undefeated Nkosinathi Joyi to capture the IBF strawweight title. This bout was held at the Auditorio Benito Juárez, in Guadalajara, Mexico. Rodríguez retired in June 2019 following the shooting death of his trainer and became a trainer himself. After his boxing gym was shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, he began working as a barber. Professional boxing record See also * List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions *List of Mexican boxing world champions A list is a set of discrete items of infor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini Flyweight
Mini flyweight, also known as paperweight, minimumweight, strawweight, or super atomweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing In professional boxing, boxers in the minimumweight division may weigh no more than . This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990. History The minimumweight division was originally introduced in 1968 for the Summer Olympic Games under the name light flyweight. However, the division was not recognized by any of the four most widely regarded sanctioning bodies until the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in June 1987, when Kyung-Yung Lee knocked out Masaharu Kawakami to become the inaugural champion. The division was then later recognized by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in October 1987, the World Boxing Association (WBA) in January 1988, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in August 1989, while Ring magazine did not begin ranking minimumweights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |