Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-08-12, pretty good boxing match: Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Melvin Lopez gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Lopez vs Rodriguez is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 12th, at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill (Maryland, USA), in a 12-round bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg) bout; it is the main event of the evening and it is valid for the vacant IBF world bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-10-15, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the boxing match Gary Antonio Russell vs Emmanuel Rodriguez 2 gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022).
Rodriguez vs Russell 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 15th, at the Barclays Center in New York (USA), in a 12-round bantamweight (118 lbs, 53.5 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-08-14, we hope to see a rematch soon… the boxing fight Gary Antonio Russell vs Emmanuel Rodriguez gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2021).
Rodriguez vs Russell is valid for the interim WBA World bantamweight title; undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux vs John Riel Casimero; they also faced each other a second time on October 15, 2022 (Gary Antonio Russell vs Emmanuel Rodriguez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, some good exchanges between Emmanuel Rodriguez and Reymart Gaballo but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (take a look at our ranking of the best boxing fights of 2020).
The former Ibf Bw champion Emmanuel Rodriguez entered this fight with a record of 19-1-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Bw Naoya Inoue (Naoya Inoue vs Emmanuel Rodriguez). Before this bout, in 2018, he had beat Paul Butler (Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez) and Jason Moloney (Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Jason Moloney).
His opponent, the undefeated Reymart Gaballo, has a perfect boxing record of 23-0-0 (20 KOs=87%) and he entered as the No.34 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Yuya Nakamura, Yeison Vargas and Chaiwat Buatkrathok. Gaballo vs Rodriguez is valid for the interim WBC World bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-05-18, nice and tough exchanges between Naoya Inoue and Emmanuel Rodriguez: it gets three stars.Both undefeated, the world champion in three different weight classes Naoya Inoue entered this fight with a perfect record of 17-0-0 (15 KOs=88%) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery) while his opponent, the Ibf Bw champ Emmanuel Rodriguez, has a boxing record of 19-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts ‘Monster’ Inoue has won over Yoan Boyeaux (Naoya Inoue vs Yoan Boyeaux), Jamie McDonnell (Jamie McDonnell vs Naoya Inoue) and Juan Carlos Payano (Naoya Inoue vs Juan Carlos Payano) while ‘Manny’ Rodriguez has beat Giovanni Delgado, Paul Butler (Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez) and Jason Moloney (Emmanuel Rodriguez vs Jason Moloney). Inoue vs Rodriguez is the semi-final of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the IBF and WBA World bantamweight titles; undercard of Josh Taylor vs Ivan Baranchyk. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-10-20, nice and close fight between Emmanuel Rodriguez and Jason Moloney: it gets three stars.Both undefeated, the Ibf Bw champion Emmanuel Rodriguez entered this fight with a perfect record of 18-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Luis Nery) while his opponent, Jason Moloney, has a boxing record of 17-0-0 (14 KOs=82%) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their last three bouts Rodriguez had defeated Robinson Lavinanza, Giovanni Delgado and Paul Butler (Paul Butler vs Emmanuel Rodriguez) while Moloney has won over Julias Kisarawe, Immanuel Naidjala and Kohei Kono (Jason Moloney vs Kohei Kono). Rodriguez vs Moloney is the quarter-final of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament (WBSS – Muhammad Ali Trophy) and it is valid for the IBF World bantamweight title (Rodriguez’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-05-05, fight not so exciting between Paul Butler and Emmanuel Rodriguez: it gets two stars.The former Ibf Bw champion Paul Butler entered this fight with a record of 26-1-0 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced current #1 Bw Zolani Tete in 2015 (Tete vs Butler), since then he has won eight consecutive fights beating Carlos Ruben Dario Ruiz, Stuart Hall (Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall 2) and Jefferson Vargas in his last three.
His opponent, the undefeated former Olympian Emmanuel Rodriguez, has a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (12 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Robinson Lavinanza and Giovanni Delgado. Butler vs Rodriguez is valid for the vacant IBF World bantamweight title; undercard of Tony Bellew vs David Haye 2. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-03, fight not particularly good between Alberto Guevara and Emmanuel Rodriguez: it gets two stars.Alberto Guevara entered this fight with a professional record of 24-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.24 super bantamweight in the world. He lost to Shinsuke Yamanaka in 2013 (=Yamanaka vs Guevara) but since then he has won six consecutive bouts beating Edward Mansito in 2016.
His opponent, the undefeated Emmanuel Rodriguez, has an official record of 14-0-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.73 bantamweight. He fought four times last year winning over Gabor Molnar, Luis Hinojosa, Alex Rangel and Eliecer Aquino. Guevara vs Rodriguez is valid for the WBC Latino and WBA Fedelatin bantamweight titles; undercard of Rances Barthelemy vs Mickey Bey. Watch the video and rate this fight!
