Mario Rodríguez (born 6 October 1988) is a Mexican
professional boxer who has held the
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
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
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, 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
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
strawweight title. This bout was held at the Auditorio Benito Juárez, in
Guadalajara
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, Mexico.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world mini-flyweight boxing champions (also known as minimumweight or strawweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National B ...
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List of Mexican boxing world champions
In Mexico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced over 200 world champions in professional boxing. Mexico ranks first worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the second country to have world champions accred ...
References
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1988 births
Living people
Mexican male boxers
Boxers from Sinaloa
People from Guasave
Mini-flyweight boxers
World mini-flyweight boxing champions
International Boxing Federation champions
21st-century Mexican people