Wilson Rodriguez is a retired professional boxer, best known for his 1996 fight with 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...

 (a runner up for Ring Magazine's 1996 Fight of the Year

Ring Magazine fights of the year

The Ring was established in 1922 and since 1945, it has named a Fight of the Year.-1940s:*1945 - Rocky Graziano KO 10 Red Cochrane I*1946 - Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano I*1947 - Rocky Graziano KO 6 Tony Zale II...

) and his reign as IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight titleholder, which he successfully defended 6 times.

His career record was 48 wins, 10 losses, 3 draws. A very good fighter, just outside of the top tier for that division at the time, he nonetheless had numerous high profile title fights with John John Molina

John John Molina

Juan Molina , better known as John John Molina in the world of boxing, is a former boxer whose career transcended boxing in Puerto Rico. A multiple time world champion, this boxer was also known as quite a socialite...

, 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...

, and Angel Manfredy

Angel Manfredy

Angel Manfredy is a Puerto Rican-American former boxer who has fought in the Junior Welterweight, Lightweight and Junior Lightweight divisions...

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