Nisa Rodriguez lands first career stoppage with TKO of Melody Popravak
Women’s middleweight Nisa Rodriguez earned the first stoppage of her career with a technical knockout of Melody Popravak at 52 seconds of the second round on Tuesday night.
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Nisa Rodriguez chasing titles despite juggling boxing with teenagers and daily NYPD duties
Junior middleweight Nisa Rodriguez might be a rookie in the professional ranks, but her story runs deep. With a boxing career so extensive she can hardly remember its start, the Bronx-born, first-generation Puerto Rican Rodriguez has made the ring her second home.
Nisa Rodriguez to be honored by two boxing halls of fame
The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF) and International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHOF) will honor super middleweight Nisa Rodriguez on Sept. 15 in New York.
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Xander Zayas, Patrick Teixeira Offer Final Words Before Saturday’s MSG Card
With Xander Zayas taking on Patrick Teixeira on Saturday to kick off Puerto Rican Day Parade weekend in New York City, the fighters on the card on Thursday addressed the media once more before fight night.
Xander Zayas to Face Patrick Teixeira on Puerto Rican Day Weekend in New York
Xander Zayas will fulfill a dream when he headlines the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York this summer. Zayas will take on Brazilian former world titleholder Patrick Teixeira in a 10-round clash on June 8 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The fight will signal the announcement of Zayas as a main-event fighter and the potential start of a long run of fighting on the weekend of New York’s Puerto Rican Day Parade.
Three Coolest Things: Tyson-Tool Collab, Hammer’s Time and Nisa’s Debut
Jason Langendorf shouts out some of the quirkiest, most interesting and best bits from the week in boxing. This week, it’s a special collaboration, a supremely decent proposal and an arresting pro debut.
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Cletus Seldin Earns a Decision – His Second-Best Win of the Night
Cletus Seldin beat Jose Angulo by majority decision in a super lightweight clash Friday on the Callum Walsh-Dauren Yeleussinov at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York City. But that will likely be his second-best memory of the night.
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