David Rodriguez (boxer)

David Rodriguez
Statistics
Real name	David Rodriguez
Nickname(s)	Nino
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach	79 in (200.7 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1977-09-18) September 18, 1977 El Paso, Texas U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	39
Wins	37
Wins by KO	35
Losses	2
Draws	0

David "Nino" Rodriguez (born September 18, 1977 in El Paso, Texas) is an American heavyweight boxer. He was currently ranked number 13 in the world by the WBC and number 12 by the WBA while 5 in the world by the IBA. He defeated Owen Beck in El Paso to win the WBC FECOMBOX Mexican Heavyweight Championship.

Rodriguez has a 37–2 record (35 KOs, 25 inside 1st round) Rodriguez held the Texas Heavyweight title, New Mexico Heavyweight title as well as the WBC Fecarbox Latin title. That was until his most prestigious win against a very tough and durable contender in Manuel Pucheta for the N.A.B.A Heavyweight title. Now the biggest win up to date is against former #1 contender and challenger for the heavyweight championship Owen Beck. Owen was knocked out by a double short hook for over 15 minutes. Rodriguez was launched into world recognition and was up for serious contention for the world heavyweight championship. Rodriguez since retired after a near death, life altering attemptive murder in which four suspects came behind him and brutally slashed his throat. Rodriguez received 369 stitches and was 36–0 and undefeated up until that altercation. Rodriguez lost twice since the incident and now is a dominant key note speaker and helps many charities with anti bullying, domestic violence and victims of violent crimes. Shortly after the incident Rodriguez stepped away from boxing after two straight losses. The first against Darnell Wilson and second against Raymond Ochieng. Both considered very big upsets, Rodriguez stepped away from boxing and announced retirement. After 16 months of retirement he finally returned Nov 21 20015 with a 42-second KO in the first round over Miguel Domingues of Brazil 23–4 with 21 knockouts.

Early life and education

Rodriguez, from El Paso Texas, went to Coronado High School and went on to have a 16-year professional top contention boxing career up until a brutal attack on his life. Since the attack, Rodriguez has become a humanitarian in helping all kinds of charities ranging from domestic abuse, violent crimes and bullying. He is a predominant key note speaker in many of these areas including PTSD.

Amateur record

His amateur record is 10-1 with 6 KOs.

Professional career

On November 7, 2003, Rodriguez won the Texas State Heavyweight Title with a first round knockout victory over Tommy Connelly in El Paso, Texas. On April 17, 2004, Rodriguez won the New Mexico State Heavyweight Title with a first round TKO victory over Jeff Lally in Las Cruces, New Mexico. On the undercard of Holyfield-Savarese in 2007 he stopped the 6' 9" 276 lbs Rick Dyer, who was undefeated at 13-0 (13 KOs) coming into the bout. Rodriguez beat Manuel Alberto Pucheta by an impressive TKO in seventh to win the NABA heavyweight title in 2009.Won the WBC FECOMBOX Mexican title as of June 24, 2011 against Owen Beck.

Professional boxing record

36 Wins (34 knockouts), 2 Loss, 0 Draws^[1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	36–2	Raymond Ochieng	TKO	1 (4)	18/07/2014	Southwest University Event Center, El Paso, Texas, USA
Loss	36–1	Darnell Wilson	KO	6 (6)	14/12/2013	Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	36–0	Byron Polley	TKO	2 (10)	03/12/2011	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States	Won vacant NABU heavyweight title.
Win	35–0	Owen Beck	KO	3 (10)	24/05/2011	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States	Won vacant WBC FECOMBOX heavyweight title.
Win	34–0	Matt Hicks	TKO	2 (8)	11/02/2011	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States	Hicks down once in round 1.
Win	33–0	Daniel Bispo	TKO	2 (10)	27/03/2010	Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico	Bispo was knocked down in 1st round.
Win	32–0	Robert Davis	TKO	3 (10)	12/09/2009	Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win	31–0	Manuel Pucheta	TKO	7 (12)	14/03/2009	Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico	Won vacant NABA heavyweight title.
Win	30–0	Marvin Ray Jones	TKO	1 (6)	22/11/2008	Plaza de Toros, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Win	29–0	Andy Sample	TKO	1 (6)	27/09/2008	Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	Body shot.
Win	28–0	Josh Gutcher	KO	1 (8)	08/03/2008	Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Win	27–0	Marcus McGee	UD	8	21/12/2007	Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States	Scores were 77-75, 77-75 and 79-73.
Win	26–0	Rick Dyer	TKO	2 (10)	30/06/2007	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	25–0	Marcus Rhode	TKO	3 (6)	19/05/2007	Gypsy, Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
Win	24–0	Stacy Goodson	TKO	1 (10)	24/03/2007	Oaks, Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States	Goodson down 3 times.
Win	23–0	John Turlington	TKO	2 (6)	17/08/2006	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
Win	22–0	Dan Whetzel	TKO	1 (10)	15/07/2006	Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, Michigan, United States
Win	21–0	Jeff Pegues	KO	1 (4)	27/05/2006	Ramada Inn, Topeka, Kansas, United States
Win	20–0	Brandon Quigley	KO	1 (4)	10/12/2005	Legion Hall, Blairstown, Iowa, United States
Win	19–0	John Turlington	UD	4	09/04/2005	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States	Scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 39-37.
Win	18–0	Bryan Robinson	TKO	1 (6)	16/03/2005	Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Win	17–0	Travis Fulton	TKO	1 (8)	22/10/2004	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	16–0	Cruz Quintana	TKO	1 (4)	09/07/2004	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	15–0	Jeff Lally	TKO	1 (?)	17/04/2004	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States	Won vacant USA New Mexico State heavyweight title. Lally down 3 times.
Win	14–0	Jason Curry	KO	1 (8)	27/02/2004	Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco, California, United States
Win	13–0	Tommy Connelly	KO	1 (8)	07/11/2003	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States	Won vacant USA Texas State heavyweight title.
Win	12–0	Gary Butler	TKO	1 (6)	09/08/2003	Rio Grande High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win	11–0	Mike Parker	KO	1 (6)	21/06/2003	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Win	10–0	Ricky Jefferson	KO	1 (8)	19/04/2003	Camel Rock Casino, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Win	9–0	Steve Shearburn	KO	1 (6)	13/02/2003	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	8–0	Rex Jackson	KO	1 (4)	20/09/2002	Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	7–0	Arthur Trass	TKO	1 (4)	10/05/2002	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	6–0	Clinton Whitehead	KO	1 (4)	08/02/2002	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	5–0	Martin Lopez	TKO	3 (4)	10/06/2001	Far West Rodeo, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	4–0	Victor Bursey	KO	1 (4)	02/06/2001	Bricktown Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Win	3–0	Gerald Pond	TKO	1 (4)	15/05/1999	Equestrian Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	2–0	David Valenzuela	TKO	1 (4)	21/01/1999	Sheraton Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States
Win	1–0	James Martin	KO	1 (4)	03/12/1998	Sheraton Hotel, Houston, Texas, United States

References

↑ David Rodriguez's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.