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RING junior featherweight champ Guillermo Rigondeaux defended his 122-pound titles with a unanimous shutout decision over former two-time bantamweight beltholder Joseph Agbeko during a busy weekend of boxing. The flawless Cuban climbed two spots on THE RING’s pound-for-pound top 10.
There was a lot of significant RING-ratings movement during the packed weekend due to some interesting fights and results.
Pound-for-Pound: Rigondeaux’s complete mastery over Agbeko, an experienced world-class fighter, solidified his status as one of the best pure boxers in the sport. In April, the former amateur star dethroned then-RING 122-pound champ Nonito Doniare, who was a consensus top-five pound-for-pound rated fighter. The follow-up victory over Agbeko makes Rigondeaux, who won his first major title in his ninth pro bout, a Fighter of the Year candidate. It also advanced him from No. 10 to No. 8 in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, pushing Adrien Broner and Canelo Alvarez to Nos. 9 and 10.
There was a lot of significant RING-ratings movement during the packed weekend due to some interesting fights and results.
Pound-for-Pound: Rigondeaux’s complete mastery over Agbeko, an experienced world-class fighter, solidified his status as one of the best pure boxers in the sport. In April, the former amateur star dethroned then-RING 122-pound champ Nonito Doniare, who was a consensus top-five pound-for-pound rated fighter. The follow-up victory over Agbeko makes Rigondeaux, who won his first major title in his ninth pro bout, a Fighter of the Year candidate. It also advanced him from No. 10 to No. 8 in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, pushing Adrien Broner and Canelo Alvarez to Nos. 9 and 10.
Number 8?? Really?? So there are seven better fighters in the world regardless of weight?? No friggin way.
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