Guillermo Rigondeaux: record, next fight and profile →
The promoter of Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10KOs), Boris Arencibia of Caribe Promotions, dreams of one day staging a major event in Cuba where his boxer would be involved in the headline fight. Rigondeaux retained his WBA/WBO super bantamweight world titles on December 31 in Japan, when he got off the canvass to secure an eleventh round stoppage victory over Hisashi Amagasa (28-5-2, 19 KOs).
Two-time Olympic Gold medalist and current WBA/WBO/The Ring Magazine junior featherweight champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux received a hero's welcome when he returned home to Miami, Florida on Thursday. Rigondeaux and his team were welcomed by several fans, friends, and press at Miami International Airport following his exciting TKO victory over Hisashi Amagasa in the main event that took place at Bodymaker Coliseum in Osaka, Japan on New Year's Eve and had a reported viewership audience of 30 million on TBS-Japan Television.
OSAKA, JAPAN – The one time that Guillermo Rigondeaux is out of sight from stateside boxing fans turned out to be one of the most thrilling fights of his career to date. The supremely talented Cuban southpaw was forced to climb off the canvas to stop rail thin Hisashi Agamasa prior to the start of round 12 of their World super bantamweight title fight Wednesday evening at Bodymaker Collosseum in Osaka, Japan.
Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) put one of his most exciting performances Wednesday -- it just took traveling halfway around the world to do it. The two-time Olympic gold medalist engaged in a war with Hisashi Amagasa, rising off the canvas twice to stop him in Round 11. Amagasa (28-5-2, 19 KOs) was dropped twice in Round 10, but the reason he retired on his stool might have been due to some severe injuries.
OSAKA, Japan -- After enduring a frustrating year in which he has fought only once, unified world super bantamweight champion Guillermo "The Jackal" Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KOs) is prepared to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) title belt this Wednesday, New Year's Eve, against WBO No. 6 rated challenger Hisashi Amagasa (28-4-2, 19 KOs) at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan. Rigondeaux, who resides in Miami, is also the World Boxing Association (WBA) Super and The Ring Magazine super bantamweight champion.
According to Boris Arencibia, president of Caribbean Promotions, new promotional player Roc Nation is still interested in guiding the career of WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KOs), who returns on December 31st against Hisashi Amagasa (28-4-1, 19KOs) in Osaka, Japan.
WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (14-0, 9KOs) finally went face to face with his upcoming opponent Hisashi Amagasa (28-4-2, 19KOs). Rigondeaux is already in Japan and continues to get himself in shape. He defends his title against Amagasa on December 31st from the Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka. The two fighters met during Rigondeaux's open workout for the local press members of Japan. Like many others who faced him, Amagasa has a good size advantage over the two-time Olympic gold medal winner.
IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton say mandatory challenger Chris Avalos will be a tougher test than Scott Quigg. Frampton defends his belt against Avalos on February 28th at the Odyssey Arena. Most fans in the UK are demanding a Frampton-Quigg showdown, which both boxers admit is a huge fight. Frampton does not view possible fight with Quigg as a unification. He says Guillermo Rigondeaux is the real WBA champion at the weight, while Quigg has the often looked down upon "regular" title.
Caribe Promotions and Versailles Cuban Restaurant held court with media and fans to showcase 2X Cuban Olympic Gold Medalist , WBA,WBO and The Ring Magazine Pound 4 Pound King Jr. Featherweight, the undisputed and undefeated Super World Champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux at an outdoor open workout
WBO/WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux was training hard at Jorge Rubio's gym in Miami, Florida. It was officially announced in Tokyo that Japanese OPBF featherweight champion (IBF Eastern and Pacific) Hisashi Amagasa (28-4-2 19 KOs) will challenge Guillermo Rigondeaux (14-0, 9 KOs) for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title. The World Boxing Association's championship will not be at stake. The fight takes place on major show being staged on the 31st of December at the Bodymaker Colosseum in the city of Osaka.