By Francisco Salazar
Unbeaten Julian Rodriguez will square off against Dario Ferman tonight, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman confirmed to BoxingScene.com in a recent interview.
The six round welterweight bout will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on a Peltz Boxing card.
Rodriguez (15-0, 10 knockouts) has been a staple on East Coast fight cards. The Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey resident has fought all but two of his fights from Florida up to New York City.
In his last bout on Nov. 18, the 22-year-old Rodriguez won a one-sided decision over former world title challenger Jerry Belmontes. Rodriguez is signed to Top Rank.
Ferman (14-2, 11 KOs), who resides in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, has lost two of his last three bouts.
In the main event, featherweight Avery Sparrow (7-1, 3 KOs), who resides in Philadelphia, will face unbeaten Joey Laviolette (6-0, 4 KOs) in an eight round bout. Laviolette hails from Scakville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Isaiah Wise (5-1, 3 KOs) will square off against Fred Jenkins, Jr. (10-4, 3 KOs) in a six round bout featuring junior middleweights that reside in Philadelphia.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for Boxingscene.com since September of 2012 and has covered boxing in Southern California and abroad since 2000. Francisco also covers boxing for the Ventura County (Calif.) Star newspaper, RingTV.com, and Knockout Nation. He can be reached by email at santio89@yahoo.com or on Twitter at FSalazarBoxing
