Elvis Rodriguez: record, next fight and profile →
Brooklyn’s newest young knockout prodigy and a former unified world champion from Philadelphia will see action Saturday, Oct. 9 at T-Mobile Arena in preliminary bouts before the highly anticipated heavyweight trilogy grudge match between WBC and lineal heavyweight world champion Tyson “The Gypsy King” Fury and former heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder.
Jesse Hart is moving on to the next stage of his career. The veteran contender and former two-time title challenger is among several fighters who have either parted ways with or have been released from Top Rank in recent weeks. Hart confirmed the news on Monday, taking to social media to reveal his becoming a free agent after having been affiliated with the industry powerhouse throughout his nine-year pro career.
Josh Taylor’s victory over Jose Ramirez drew ESPN’s highest viewership for a boxing main event in five months. Nielsen Media Research released numbers Tuesday that showed Taylor-Ramirez was watched by an average of 1,305,000 viewers. A peak audience of 1,673,000 tuned in toward the end of their 12-round, 140-pound title unification fight.
LAS VEGAS – Kenneth Sims Jr. produced the type of win Saturday night that was expected of the accomplished amateur when he turned pro six years ago. Chicago’s Sims upset previously unbeaten junior welterweight prospect Elvis Rodriguez in an eight-rounder ESPN televised as part of the Jose Ramirez-Josh Taylor undercard from The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Rodriguez was listed as at least a 25-1 favorite by most Internet sports books, but an aggressive Sims out-boxed and out-punched a supposedly heavier-hitting opponent to win a majority decision.
Kenneth Sims Jr. has taken it all the way back to the beginning in search of a fresh start. A make-or-break fight is in store for the 27-year-old Chicago native, who faces Dominican junior welterweight prospect Elvis Rodriguez (11-0-1, 10KOs). The bout serves as the opener of an ESPN-televised tripleheader this Saturday, live from Virgin Hotels Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Elvis Rodriguez is ready to resume his knockout ways. The last fight for the unbeaten junior welterweight prospect was a matter of getting the win and moving on to the next challenge. Rodriguez pushed past an awkward style challenge in outpointing Luis Alberto Veron, only to watch his eight-fight knockout streak come to a close this past February at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.
LAS VEGAS – Jose Ramirez was much more animated Friday as he went nose-to-nose with Josh Taylor than he was following their press conference Thursday. Ramirez talked trash back to Taylor after they weighed in at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas for their 140-pound title unification fight Saturday night. Ramirez, of Avenal, California, stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale first at 139.6 pounds. Taylor, of Prestonpans, Scotland, officially weighed the same amount, 139.6 pounds.
Jose “Chon” Zepeda will battle Mexican veteran Pedro Campa in a 10-round junior welterweight battle Saturday, May 22, which will serve as the co-feature to the undisputed junior welterweight world title bout between WBC/WBO champion Jose Ramirez and IBF/WBA champion Josh Taylor.
After going the distance for the first time in his career, Elvis Rodriguez has agreed to face another opponent who hasn’t been knocked out. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Rodriguez, a hard-hitting junior welterweight prospect from the Dominican Republic, and Kenneth Sims Jr. have been scheduled to meet May 22 on the Jose Ramirez-Josh Taylor undercard at a venue to be determined in Las Vegas. ESPN will televise their eight-rounder as part of a tripleheader.
LAS VEGAS – Elvis Rodriguez was forced to go to the scorecards for the first time career though with his unbeaten record still intact. The unbeaten junior welterweight from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic delivered a solid performance in outpointing Argentina’s Luis Alberto Veron over eight rounds. Judge Patricia Morse Jarman (78-74), Cory Santos (79-73) and Dave Moretti all scored the bout unanimously in favor of Rodriguez in their ESPN+ televised preliminary Saturday evening at MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.