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Edwin Rodriguez, Vic Darchinyan And Antonin Decarie Victorious In Connecticut

Found September 30, 2012 on The Queensbury Rules: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Edwin Rodriguez,  Kelly Pavlik,  Roy Jones Jr.,  Luis Del Valle
TEAMS: Miami Marlins
Edwin Rodriguez, Vic Darchinyan and Antonin Decarie were the winners in tonight's prospect-themed HBO Boxing After Dark triple-header from Connecticut. Though not typical HBO fare, the three fights proved interesting, if not evenly matched.(Vic Darchinyan, left, laying into Luis Del Valle; photo credit: Ed Mullholand, HBO) In the main event, Edwin Rodriguez (22-0) beat up on the inexperienced and overmatched Jason Escalera (13-1-1) in a super middleweight fight in which both fighter weighed as much as classic-era heavyweights. Rodriguez surged out of the gates in the 1st round and put Escalera on his heels. He stayed that way for the entire frame, a piece of gym equipment that stood against the ropes while Rodriguez threw a dizzying array of hard combinations. If the referee had been anyone but Steve Smoger, the fight would have been over.  But “La Bomba” let Escalera off the hook, or maybe took some time to catch his breath, through rounds 2 and 3. Nevertheless, “El Monstr...
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