Ricky Rodriguez Inks Pact With Under Dawgs Boxing
Under Dawgs Boxing is proud to announce that undefeated boxer Ricky Rodriguez has made the commitment and has signed a contract. Rodriguez is 3-0 but his career has been plagued by long stretches of inactivity, he debuted in 2013 and fought twice in 2014 and hasn’t fought since.
Under Dawgs Boxing will be looking to change that according to Chris Morris;
“Ricky is a great talent and has his sh*t together. He is married and is buying his own home, he’s very stable and beyond his skill-set, that’s important to us at Under Dawgs. We are going to put some money behind him and give him the push he needs and truly deserves. See how far his will and skill will take him. I think he’s going to be a champion on many levels before we are done.”
Here’s an excerpt from an article in the Denver Post;
“Then the voice from my mother said, ‘If you’re getting hit, you’d better fight back.’ ”
Rodriguez, a sophomore at Greeley West High, has learned a few lessons, too, in compiling a 95-14 record, particularly a year ago when he lost the national title to Jose Ramirez, a Californian he beat twice earlier in the year.
“I was too confident,” Rodriguez said. “I didn’t fight my fight. I fought his fight.”
Having beat Jose Ramirez twice is impressive and speaks to the level of fighter Rodriguez really is.
Rodriguez is trained by his father Jeff and works with his brother Robert, also a professional fighter.
“I started ‘courting’ Ricky into the Under Dawgs last September when I took Jeremy Ramos to Fresno to fight Daniel Valdivia. I got the boxing bug on that trip and got it bad!” Said Morris, who has worked with many fighters in the past. “It was a long process. When we were ready, we put contracts out to 4 fighters and Rodriguez was the only one to take the offer. Now I’ve got a chip on my shoulder to show the others and the world that those other 3 fighters made a mistake. Anyone who knows me, knows I will literally bleed for my fighters. I’m taking Rodriguez to the top. I truly believe with my heart and soul Rodriguez has what it takes to make it big in boxing. I just have to craft his career, with the help of our Director of Boxing Steve Mestas, to get him there. June 18th will be the first step in our journey together.”
Under Dawgs Boxing LLC is a start up boxing company that has been co promoting with Airtight Boxing for the past two shows and will host their own show June 18th in Denver. Under Dawgs Boxing is headed by Chris Morris with Eric Duran (Fighter Relations), Amanda Armstrong (Sales and Sponsorship) and Steve Mestas (Director of Boxing and matchmaker).
