The first televised fight was Aaron Pryor Jr (15-2 11KOs) vs the undefeated Edwin Rodriguez (17-0 13KOs). The fight was a back and forth battle of right hands. Rodriguez coming in with looping punches but more effective with his overhand right and Aaron with his straight right hand down the pipe. The 6’4” Aaron Pryor had a hard time establishing is jab and unable to dictate the distance let his opponent get his shots in too easily, letting the shorter fighter step in towards his chest winging shots to the body and up top. Aaron’s jab was ineffective and his footwork wasn’t able to keep him on the outside. Though I believe he landed the most significant punches in the fight with straight right hands, he didn’t work enough to win rounds. With no left hook or body work to finish combinations to follow up after his right hand he let Rodriguez seize the opportunity to close the distance with big overhand rights and looping punches outworking Aaron. Edwin Rodriguez was fighting a very tall opponent and had trouble finding the target the whole night. Closing the distance with over hand rights and right hooks to the body he pressured Pryor the whole night backing the taller fighter up and occasionally landing. Rodriguez told his corner he hurt his shoulder at the end of the fourth round causing his jab to be nonexistent. His defense was penetrated multiple times by Pryor’s right straight, catching him with his hands down or in between the gloves, sometimes backing straight up. But, by outworking and pressuring Pryor throughout each round he keeps his record undefeated with a unanimous decision upping his record to (18-0 13KOs).
Judges: all 3 for Edwin Rodriguez (96-93), (98-91), (97-92)
The main event of the night was between Peter Manfredo Jr (36-6 20KOs) vs Daniel Edouard (23-3 14Kos). The fight started with some good in boxing, both fighters throwing combinations in a close range fight with right hand uppercuts finishing multiple combinations with left hooks to the head. Though both men were landing Daniel Edouard seem to be the quicker fighter and also had a higher work rate than Manfredo but both were definitely trading and landing on the inside. Momentum seem to sway towards Edouard in the early rounds as he kept the pressure on Manfredo with well put together combinations on the inside but all was stopped in the 4th round as he was caught backing up with his hands down with a big right hook by Manfredo. Edouard got too comfortable with the pace of the fight and thought either the referee was going to break them out of a clinch or there was a mutual agreement between the fighters to remove themselves away from the clinch and was caught by Manfredo’s right hook. Any momentum that was gained by Edouard came to a halting stop by this knockdown. During the rest of the fight Edouard seem slow and to tire out. Unable to find the rhythm and juice to push and pressure Manfredo as he once did. Manfredo’s confidence sky rocketed after this knockdown throwing combinations and right hands leads kept Edouard on his heels and against the rope multiple times while Manfredo unleashed his arsenal on Edouard. Tire and fatigue come more and more apparent for Edouard and was uneffective with any assault he tried to put on the rest of the night. Manfredo walks away with a unanimous decision and hopes to resurrect his career.
Judges: all 3 for Peter Manfredo Jr. (97-92), (98-91), (98-91)
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