Mario Rodríguez (born 6 October 1988) is a Mexican former
professional boxer
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who has held the
IBF mini flyweight
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Boxing
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title from September 2012 until March 2013. He is also the first world boxing champion from the city of
Guasave
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.
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
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, 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
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, he began working as a barber.
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Professional boxing record
See also
* List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions
*List of Mexican boxing world champions
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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 sportsmen