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STUDIO CITY, Calif. - Saul Rodriguez can box or brawl. He displayed both Saturday night against Daulis Prescott. At the expense of Prescott, Rodriguez also lived up to his nickname of 'Kid Dynamite.'
Heavyweight Andy Ruiz scored a knockout win after the fourth round when his opponent Ray Austin did not answer the bell for round five. Ruiz (27-0, 18 KOs) dropped Austin with a right hand to the head with about a minute left in round one. Ruiz was able to get on the inside of Austin's long reach, landing repeatedly with combinations to the head and body.
Unbeaten Saul Rodriguez will fight Daulis Prescott in the 10 round main event at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Studio City, a suburb of Los Angeles.
After a hiatus away from the ring, Dierry Jean returns to action tonight. Jean will square off against Ricky Sismundo in a 10 round bout at Metropolis in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lightweight contender Juan Diaz will fight Cesar Vazquez on August 6, Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman told Boxingscene.com late Wednesday night. The 10 round bout will take place at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz.
Boxing works in mysterious ways. Less than three years ago, Francisco Santana was fighting in six and eight-round bouts on non-televised cards. After building his way back up, the welterweight from Santa Barbara, Calif. is part of a pay-per-view broadcast in a fight some are predicting he can win.
Fringe lightweight contender Jonathan Maicelo will fight Ramesis Gil on May 13. The eight round bout will take place at the Pennsylvania Sheet Metal Workers Hall in Philadelphia.
Featherweight contender Ronny Rios will fight Efrain Esquivias on June 3, Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Robert Diaz told BoxingScene.com in a recent interview.
If Jason Quigley were a stock, he should be invested in heavily. Especially right now. The unbeaten middleweight has garnered much attention from what he has done in the ring in less than two years as a pro.
Lightweight Petr Petrov had a lot of momentum after his victory over Gamaliel Diaz on Apr. 3 of last year.