Review: 2014-08-09, epic and very exciting battle thanks to an amazing performance by two of the best boxers in the world (we would like to know how many punches they threw and landed): Katsunari Takayama vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr is a candidate for Fight of the Year 2014 and it gets five stars! Katsunari Takayama entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 27-6-0 (10 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 minimumweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced Mateo Handig (via split decision), but after that bout he won the Ibf belt against Mario Rodriguez (=Rodriguez vs Takayama) and defended the title twice: against Vergilio Silvano (=Takayama vs Silvano) and Shin Ono (=Takayama vs Ono).
His opponent, the 21-year-old Francisco Rodriguez Jr (ten years younger than Takayama), has an official record of 14-2-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, he lost his last bout in 2013 when he faced Roman Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Rodriguez Jr); after that bout he won three times and in his last fight he won the Wbo belt against Merlito Sabillo (=Sabillo vs Rodriguez Jr). Takayama vs Rodriguez Jr is valid for the IBF and WBO minimumweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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2014 BOXING fight – Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr – full fight Video WBO
Review: 2014-03-22, high pace with some nice and tough toe-to-toe exchanges: Merlito Sabillo vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr gets three stars. The undefeated Merlito Sabillo entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 23-0-1 (12 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 minimumweight in the world, last year he fought three times winning the Wbo world title against Luis De la Rosa in March and then he successfully defended the title twice but his last bout ended in a draw (=Sabillo vs Buitrago).
His opponent, Francisco Rodriguez Jr, has an official record of 13-2-0 (9 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class, he suffered his second defeat in 2013 when he faced the undefeated Roman Gonzalez (=Gonzalez vs Rodriguez), after that bout he has fought and won twice; currently the #1 in this division is Katsunari Takayama. Sabillo vs Rodriguez Jr is valid for the WBO minimumweight title (Sabillo’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2013 BOXING fight – Roman Gonzalez vs Francisco Rodriguez Jr – full fight Video
Review: 2013-09-21, pretty good fight between Roman Gonzalez and Francisco Rodriguez but the ending and the referee were embarassing: two stars. The undefeated Roman Gonzalez (35-0-0, 29 KOs=83%) entered as the No.1 light flyweight in the world while Francisco Rodriguez Jr (11-1-0, 9 KOs=82%) entered as the No.24 flyweight. ‘El Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Rodriguez Jr is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!