Delvin Rodriguez
| Delvin Rodríguez | |
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Rodriguez in December 2011
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Delvin Antonio Rodríguez |
| Nickname(s) | The Jaguar |
| Rated at |
Welterweight Light Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Nationality |
 Dominican
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| Born |
May 4, 1980 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 41 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
Delvin Antonio Rodríguez (born May 4, 1980 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican professional boxer in the Super Welterweight division. He was raised in Danbury, Connecticut. He has been featured on ESPN2's ESPN Friday Night Fights television show eleven times throughout his career.
Delvin defeated Shamone Alvarez in a title eliminator bout on ESPN's Friday Night Fights at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The official score cards of the judges had it 115 to 112 and two other judges had the same score card at 114 to 113 all to Rodriguez.
In 2008, he fought to a draw with Isaac Hlatshwayo in Gauteng, South Africa. It was obvious that Rodriguez was the much busier boxer as he would throw beautiful 3 and 4 punch combinations from the outside. In the middle rounds that fight had become a classic boxer vs. brawler with Isaac taking control. In the 9th round, just as both the round and the fight seemed to going Issac's way in a slight manner, Rodriguez landed a perfected right that sent Hlatshwayo down and make the fight become even more closely contested. Isaac was rewarded a split decision victory over Rodriguez. Upon further review of the scorecard however, it was revealed there was a mistake made in calculating on one of the judges scoring. As a result, the fight was changed to its correct decision, a majority decision.
In 2009, Rodriguez again had the "home advantage" when they met in a rematch for the vacant IBF welterweight title at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, nine months after their first meeting. Rodriguez fought well, but Isaac dug that bit deeper to win their IBF title fight on a split but well-earned decision.
Rodriguez went on to lose his next fight, to Rafal Jackiewicz in an IBF title eliminator. It was a close fight in Jackiewicz's home country of Poland, and Rodriguez lost a tight decision.
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