Delvin Antonio Rodriguez (born May 4, 1980 in Santiago de los Caballeros

Santiago de los Caballeros

Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley...

, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

) is an Dominican

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Super Welterweight division. He fights out of Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury is a city in northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It had population at the 2010 census of 80,893. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County and is the seventh largest city in Connecticut....

. He has been featured on ESPN2's ESPN Friday Night Fights television show eleven times throughout his career.

Welterweight

Delvin defeated Shamone Alvarez in a title eliminator bout on ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

's Friday Night Fights at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The official score cards of the judges had it 115 to 112 and two other judges had the same score card at 114 to 113 all to Rodriguez.

Rodrigruez vs. Hlatshwayo I & II

In 2008, he fought to a draw with Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...

 in Gauteng

Gauteng

Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. It was obvious that Rodrigruez was the much busier boxer as he would throw beautiful 3 and 4 punch combinations from the outside. In the middle rounds that fight had become a classic boxer vs. brawler with Isaac taking control. In the 9th round just as thee fight seemed Issac's way, Rodrigruez landed a perfected right that sent Hlatshwayo down. Isaac was rewarded a plit decision victory over Rodrigruez. Upon further review of the scorecard, it was revealed there was a mistake made in calculating on one of the judges scoring. The fight was changed to its correct decision, a majority decision.

In 2009, Rodriguez had home advantage when they met in a rematch for the vacant IBF welterweight title at the Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut, is the second largest casino in the United States with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River. It is at the heart of the scenic foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is...

 in Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 nine months after their first meeting. Rodriguez fought well, but Isaac dug that bit deeper to win their IBF title fight on a split but well-earned decision.

Rodriguez went on to lose his next fight, to Rafal Jackiewicz in an IBF title eliminator. It was a close fight in Jackiewicz's home country of Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, and Rodriguez lost a tight decision.

Rodriguez bounced back with a lopsided decision against a faded Mike Arnaoutis

Mike Arnaoutis

Mike Arnaoutis is a professional boxer in the welterweight division. He is a former WBO NABO Lightweight titleholder.-Career:...

 on March, 2010 before losing a majority decision to Ashley Theophane

Ashley Theophane

Ashley Theophane is an English professional boxer who competes in the welterweight division. He is the British and IBO international welterweight champion, he has a record of 28 wins against only 4 defeats and is a regular boxer on both sides of the Atlantic.-Early professional career:Thoephane...

 on July, 2010.

Rodrigruez vs. Wolak I & II

Rodriguez, who moved up to 154 pounds, battled to a 10-round draw in an exhilarating slugfest at New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

's Roseland Ballroom

Roseland Ballroom

The Roseland Ballroom is a multi-purpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theatre district, on West 52nd Street....

 on July 15, 2011 in one of the all-time great battles in the history of ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights with Pawel Wolak. By the seventh round, Wolak's right eye was grotesquely swollen and virtually closed, but he refused to quit and continued marching forward. They put on what might as well have been a new Arturo Gatti

Arturo Gatti

Arturo "Thunder" Gatti was a Canadian professional boxer. Born in Cassino, Italy, and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Gatti relocated to Jersey City, United States as a teenager...

 vs Micky Ward

Micky Ward

Micky Ward , nicknamed Irish, is a retired American junior welterweight professional boxer and a former WBU champion from Lowell, Massachusetts...

 fight, going to a majority draw.

Wolak and Rodriguez will fight a rematch of their exciting draw from July on the HBO Pay Per View televised undercard of Miguel Cotto

Miguel Cotto

Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez is a Puerto Rican professional boxer and the reigning WBA light middleweight champion. He is the younger brother of contender Jose Miguel Cotto and cousin of Abner Cotto...

 vs. Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito

Antonio Margarito Montiel is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO, & IBF welterweight champion...

 on Dec. 3, 2011.

Professional record

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| || 25-5-3 || align=left|  Pawel Wolak
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|Loss || 25-5-2 ||align=left|  Ashley Theophane

Ashley Theophane

Ashley Theophane is an English professional boxer who competes in the welterweight division. He is the British and IBO international welterweight champion, he has a record of 28 wins against only 4 defeats and is a regular boxer on both sides of the Atlantic.-Early professional career:Thoephane...

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|Win || 25-4-2 ||align=left|  Mike Arnaoutis

Mike Arnaoutis

Mike Arnaoutis is a professional boxer in the welterweight division. He is a former WBO NABO Lightweight titleholder.-Career:...

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|Loss || 24-4-2 ||align=left|  Rafal Jackiewicz
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|Loss || 24-3-2 ||align=left|  Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...

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|style="background: #B0C4DE"| || 24-2-2 ||align=left|  Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo

Isaac Hlatshwayo is a professional boxer from South Africa. He resides in Soweto, Gauteng. His nickname is "The Angel". His professional record includes 32 fights: 29 wins , 1 loss, 1 draw and 1 no-contest. He won the vacant IBF Welterweight Title against Delvin Rodríguez from the Dominican...

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|Win || 24-2-1 ||align=left|  Oscar Diaz
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|Win || 23-2-1 ||align=left|  Troy Browning
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|Win || 22-2-1 ||align=left|  Keenan Collins
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|Loss || 21-2-1 ||align=left|  Jesse Feliciano
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|Win || 21-1-1 ||align=left|  Frans Hantindi
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|Win || 20-1-1 ||align=left|  Luis Hernandez
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|Win || 19-1-1 ||align=left|  Alexis
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