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Guillermo Rigondeaux believes he will be able to shed his reputation as one of the world's most outstanding amateur boxers once and for all when he bids for professional glory in New York on Saturday night.
Rigondeaux's slow rise through the professional ranks since defecting from his native Cuba in 2008 will finally reach a peak on Saturday night when he faces Filipino puncher Nonito Donaire in a hotly anticipated super-bantamweight unification.
Rigondeaux was widely regarded as one of the classiest Cuban boxers of his generation when he won Olympic bantamweight gold in both 2000 and 2004, as well as two world amateur titles.
But it is his amateur exploits for which he is still best remembered, after a low-key start in the professional ranks which culminated in him beating Rico Ramos to take the WBA title last year in just his ninth paid fight. [Click Here To Read More]
Rigondeaux's slow rise through the professional ranks since defecting from his native Cuba in 2008 will finally reach a peak on Saturday night when he faces Filipino puncher Nonito Donaire in a hotly anticipated super-bantamweight unification.
Rigondeaux was widely regarded as one of the classiest Cuban boxers of his generation when he won Olympic bantamweight gold in both 2000 and 2004, as well as two world amateur titles.
But it is his amateur exploits for which he is still best remembered, after a low-key start in the professional ranks which culminated in him beating Rico Ramos to take the WBA title last year in just his ninth paid fight. [Click Here To Read More]
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