Rodriguez Continues To Rise!
No one seems able to stop the 23 year old Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, of Worcester, MA, as he extended his undefeated record against Marcus Upshaw after six rounds at middleweight this evening, in what may have been the fight of the night, showcasing the fighter of the night, Rodriguez. With a fandom second only to main eventer, Manfredo, Rodriguez is developing a fan base not seen in New England for years, and rightfully so, as he continues to show excellent skills and marked improvement from one fight to the next, under the tutelage of Peter Manfredo, Sr.
His opponent, 28 year old Marcus Upshaw, of Jacksonville, Florida, presented good and stiff opposition to the Worcesterite, that challenged Rodriguez in ways he hadn’t been challenged in his first seven professional fights. Rodriguez saw opposition that required him to adjust his technique and game plan to come out on top of this bout by unanimous decision, 60-54 thrice.
With the win, Rodriguez remains undefeated at 8-0, 5 KO’s, while Upshaw settles for 8-3, 3 KO’s.
Rodriguez has fought all eight of his professional bouts in 2008. Eight wins in eight brief months, the kid with a great attitude and love for the sport, and with great management and training from the likes of Peter Manfredo, Sr. working his corner, not only does New England boxing fans have their eyes on this kid, but nation wide promoters were in attendance eying this promising prospect. Time to start a scrap book.
3 comments:
Woo Hoo! Edwin's closing in on those Rocky Steps...and I love his nickname.
Yeah!!!! I was waiting for you to post, and I was worried that the lag meant he'd lost, but NO!
Congratulations. I hope you are seriously partying!
Awesome!!!
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