Emmanuel Rodriguez: record, next fight and profile →
The WBC Silver Bantamweight Championship match between Luis Nery and Emmanuel Rodriguez is off of the Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this Saturday, November 23.
LAS VEGAS – Deontay Wilder was heavier Friday afternoon than he was the first time he fought Luis Ortiz. The Cuban-born Ortiz, meanwhile, was lighter than he was for their first fight for their 12-round rematch Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The 34-year-old Wilder weighed 219½ pounds when he stepped on the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s scale, almost five pounds more than the 214¾ pounds he officially weighed for their first fight. The 40-year-old Ortiz officially came in at 236½ pounds Friday, nearly five pounds less than the 241¼ pounds he was when he weighed in for their initial encounter.
LAS VEGAS – Luis Nery envisions Emmanuel Rodriguez suffering a second straight quick knockout defeat Saturday night. The hard-hitting Mexican southpaw intends to join Japanese sensation Naoya Inoue as opponents who’ve knocked out the former IBF bantamweight champion this year. Rodriguez will fight for the first time versus Nery since Inoue stopped the previously unbeaten Puerto Rican in the second round of their World Boxing Super Series semifinal May 19 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Emmanuel "Manny" Rodriguez is getting himself prepared for a very tough test, scheduled for next Saturday night. Six months after suffering his first defeat, the fighter from Veracruz will return to the ring to face undefeated Luis “Pantera” Nery in a battle of former world champions at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Former world champion Luis 'Pantera' Nery has predicted an early knockout of Puerto Rican contender Manny Rodriguez on November 23 in Las Vegas, and said nothing will stop him from reconquering the green and gold belt of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in 2020, and hoping to secure a mega-bout with Japan's Naoya Inoue.
Former world champion Emmanuel "Manny" Rodriguez began preparing for what will be his next engagement in the ring. The Puerto Rican boxer is scheduled to face another former world champion, Luis "Panterita" Nery of Mexico, on November 23 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Erickson Lubin has a new opponent for his upcoming fight. BoxingScene.com has learned Terrell Gausha, Lubin’s original opponent, suffered a hand injury in training and has withdrawn from what was supposed to be a 12-round main event October 26. Another fringe 154-pound contender, Nathaniel Gallimore, has agreed to replace Gausha in what will be the main event of a Showtime tripleheader from Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Top super welterweight contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin returns to take on former world title challenger and U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha in a 12-round WBC title eliminator on Saturday, October 26 live on SHOWTIME from Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
On Tuesday, the Japanese sensation Naoya "Monster" Inoue (18-0, 16 KOs) triumphantly returned to Japan at Haneda international airport in Tokyo after having an explosive victory in the semi-finals of the World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament.