2002 World Cup champion - bantamweight (in Astana, Defeated Chotipat Wongprates (Thailand) 13-2, 2003 Cuban national amateur champion - bantamweight. [17] Rigondeaux impressively stopped Kennedy in the fifth round after knocking him down five times, all with his left cross,[18] leading Kennedy to say "He just hits you with punches that you can't see". [59] On 26 June, the result was officially changed to a no contest. [38] Dickens still fought on the undercard defeating Reynaldo Cajina. [41], It was confirmed that Rigondeaux would defend his WBA (Super) and lineal titles against Jazza Dickens on 16 July at the Ice Arena, Cardiff, Wales. It was announced on the fight night that the fight was off and Rigondeaux had returned to the United States due to failing to obtain a UK visa. Rigondeaux attacked but Ramos gathered himself and finished the round. The next day, Bob Bennett fully reviewed the tape and agreed the punch landed after the bell but was unintentional, meaning the result could change to a no decision with the WBA possibly ordering a rematch. [84][85][86] Rigondeaux stopped Delgado via first-round knockout. On 16 December 2009, Rigondeaux won a unanimous decision over Lante Addy in 8 rounds, dropping Addy once in round one. The referee then turned his attention to Flores and after viewing ringside replay, without sound, ruled it a knockout win for Rigondeaux. [13] Rigondeaux wasn't active but he hit Guillen with a great hard counter punch to the body which left him rolling on the canvas in pain. [15], On 13 November 2010, Rigondeaux fought Ricardo Cordoba on the undercard of the WBC super welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, in front of 41,734 people. [60], On 6 July 2017, the WBA ordered an immediate rematch to take place between Rigondeaux and Flores, within 150 days of the first fight, meaning it would likely take place around November 2017. Rigondeaux has been lauded by boxing trainer Freddie Roach as being "probably the greatest talent I've ever seen.
[67] On 28 November, the WBA announced that Rigondeaux would lose his title at super bantamweight if he lost to Lomachenko. [19] He has differentiated from the Cordoba fight. Rigondeaux was outboxing Marroquin and catching him with straight left hands, but in the third round, Marroquin announced his presence by rocking Rigondeaux with a strong left hand. [77][78], Rigondeaux returned to training on 25 July 2018. As of February 2020, he is ranked as the world's best active super-bantamweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Boardand fifth by The Ring, as well as the sixth bes… He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title since February 2020 and previously, the unified WBA (Super), WBO, and Ring magazine super-bantamweight titles between 2013 and 2017. 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He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title since February 2020 and previously, the unified WBA (Super), WBO, and Ring magazine super-bantamweight titles between 2013 and 2017. Referee Mike Ortega stopped the bout after Amagasa failed to get up off his stool after round 11, suffering swelling around his right eye and facial disfigurement from what appeared to be a broken left jaw or cheek. 2 on Cable Since 2012", "WBA: Rigondeaux Will Be Stripped After Loss To Lomachenko! On 22 July 2007, Rigondeaux and teammate Erislandy Lara failed to appear for their scheduled bouts at the Pan American Games in Brazil. [43], On 20 July 2016, in their continued desire to reduce the number of champions, the WBA ordered Rigondeaux to make a mandatory defence of his title against their interim titleholder, 29-year-old Mexican boxer Moises Flores (25-0, 17 KO). Speaking to an interpreter, Rigondeaux said, "I lost, no excuses. Later that day, it was announced that the whole card had been cancelled. Rigondeaux was down twice in the seventh round but stated one of them was a slip/push. (Guillermo) Rigondeaux if he answers Dino (Duva's) call. Name: Guillermo Rigondeaux Alias: El Chacal The Jackal Born: 1980-09-30 Hometown: Miami, Florida, USA Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Stance: Southpaw Height: 163cm Reach: 171cm Pro Boxer: Record Amateur Boxer: Record Trainers: Freddie Roach, Ronnie Shields, Ismael Salas, Jorge Rubio, Pedro Luis Diaz … Donaire was outlanded in 11 rounds.[25]. Rigondeaux then signed a three-year contract with Bob Arum's Top Rank in July 2010. [9] He left behind his wife Farah Colina, a 7-year-old son and a 17-year-old stepson in Cuba. WBA president Gilberto Mendoza Jr. went on to say if Rigondeaux defeats Lomachenko, he would have five days to decide whether he is to return to the division or stay at super featherweight. It was the last time Rigondeaux fought under the Top Rank banner. Miami, Florida, Соединенные Штаты: Santiago de Cuba, Куба Amateur Boxing Career The official time of the stoppage was at 3 minutes of round 1. He was able to make it to his feet but was visibly wobbled. [30] Prior to the fight, there were rumours that a rematch could surface between Rigondeaux and Donaire. [27] Donaire's purse was $1.32 million and Rigondeaux earned a career-high $750,000 purse. "I knew he wasn't getting up from that shot.". [17] Rigondeaux said, "They are cowards". Amagasa was down in the ninth. He did not want to make the same mistake as he did two years ago. A sweeping left uppercut in the opening round caught Casey flush and sent him back on his rear causing his glove to touch the mat at 1 minute and 45 seconds. From BoxRec. [7] He would train in the same gym as Yuriorkis Gamboa, Erislandy Lara and Odlanier Solis [8] and would continue his career as a professional once he completed all the residency requirements. The two sides had until 17 August or it would go to purse bids. The PBC card would air live on Fox and Fox Deportes.[90][91]. This would be the UK debut for Rigondeaux, who was training in Russia. Guillermo Rigondeaux 122 lbs beat Roberto Marroquin 122 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12. Rigondeaux knocked Cordoba down in the fourth round with a body shot, but was judged to be knocked down himself in the sixth, in what appeared to be a slip. But he's a good fighter. Now that he realized that he needed to not only win a fight but also entertain, his promoter Bob Arum stated that Rigondeaux could one day face Nonito Donaire, Jorge Arce, or Wilfredo Vázquez, Jr.[18], On 15 September 2012, Rigondeaux fought Roberto Marroquin on the undercard of the Sergio Martínez vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. fight at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Rigondeaux would continue to land the cleaner punches and dip out of range from Donaire for the first nine rounds of the fight. However, Cuban leader Fidel Castro then stated that Rigondeaux and Lara could not box again for the Cuban team. Despite Rigondeaux and his camp's efforts to make a fight with any of the other 122 pound champions, fights with champions such as Nonito Donaire, Toshiaki Nishioka, Jeffrey Mathebula and Abner Mares failed to materialise. [58] On 20 June, Bob Bennett told ESPN that there was plans to change the outcome of the fight to a 'no decision'. On 19 March 2011, Rigondeaux fought Willie Casey at the City West Convention Centre, Dublin, Ireland. It was a relatively easy night for Rigondeaux, who outworked and outlanded Marroquin and seemed to just cruise through the fight. He is also a seven-time Cuban national champion at bantamweight (2000–2006), finishing his amateur career with a record of nearly 475 fights with 12 losses; the last of these losses occurring in 2003. According to CompuBox statistics, Lomachenko landed 55 of 339 punches thrown (16%) and Rigondeaux landed 15 of his 178 thrown (8%), landing no more than 3 punches per round. He remained down on his back as the referee reached the count of ten. [57] Paulie Malignaggi, who was working as a pundit for Sky Sports, thought Flores had over-reacted when he fell onto the canvas, maybe looking for a DQ win. In the fifth round, Rigondeaux flashed his power, dropping Marroquin with a straight left hand. This resembled the ending of the welterweight world title bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz in Las Vegas. Rigondeaux said, through a translator, "We both threw punches at the same time and mine landed first.
An accidental clash of heads opened a small cut on the outside of Ramos' left eyebrow near the end of round 4. Rigondeaux, a southpaw, cruised through most of the fight. 5 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. On 23 February 2009, Rigondeaux was announced to have defected along with 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Yudel Johnson, Yordanis Despaigne and Yuniel Dorticos. This was Rigondeaux's first defense of his interim WBA title. Dickens was forced to retire after the round.
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