Jake Rodriguez
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Evaristo Rodriguez, better known as Jake Rodriguez (born October 2, 1965, in Arroyo, Puerto Rico
) was a Puerto Rican
boxer at light welterweight
.
light welterweight title with a decision win over Charles Murray
in 1994. He defended the title twice before losing it in 1995 to Kostya Tszyu. Later that year he took on WBC welterweight
title holder Pernell Whitaker
, but lost via knockout. He retired in 1997.
Arroyo, Puerto Rico
Arroyo is a municipality located along the southern coast of Puerto Rico and bordered by the Caribbean Sea, east of the municipality of Guayama and northwest of the municipality of Patillas. Arroyo is spread over 5 wards and Arroyo Pueblo...
) was a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
boxer at light welterweight
Light welterweight
-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...
.
Professional career
Rodriguez turned pro in 1988 and won the International Boxing FederationInternational Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
light welterweight title with a decision win over Charles Murray
Charles Murray
Charles Murray is the name of:*Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore *Charles Augustus Murray , British author diplomat*Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore *Charles James Murray , British politician...
in 1994. He defended the title twice before losing it in 1995 to Kostya Tszyu. Later that year he took on WBC welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
title holder Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea", is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer...
, but lost via knockout. He retired in 1997.