Amateur star, Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodríguez defeats Felipe Rivas in Cidra, Puerto Rico

Photo credit: Esdel Palermo

Puerto Rican flyweight prospect, Emmanuel "Manny" Rodriguez ( 7-0, 5KO's ) outpointed veteran Mexican, Felipe Rivas ( 14-15-2, 8KO's ) at the Jesús M. Freire Statium in Cidra, Puerto Rico. All three judges scored 60-54.

Rodríguez boxing skills were superior, using a great stiff jab with lots of combinations to Rivas head and body.

"I want to thanks my trainers Ivan Calderon and Felix Pagan Pintor for their help. It really means a lot to me to have them in my corner" Rodríguez said, "Rivas was very aggresive but thanks God, we could handle him".

Amateur boxing achievements by Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodriguez:

GOLD - Singapore's 2010 Youth Olympic Games
SILVER - Azerbaijan's 2010 World Youth Championships 
GOLD - Juan Evangelista Venegas Olympic Cup, 2009
GOLD - International Tournament Jose "Cheo" Aponte, Caguas, 2009
GOLD - Juan Evangelista Venegas Olympic Cup, 2010
GOLD - Angel 'Cholo' Espada Cup, Salinas, 2011
2011 Puerto Rico National Champion

In the maint event, José 'Sniper' Pedraza ( 15-0, 10 KO's - 130lbs ) defeated via KO in the third round, Alejandro 'Soma' Rodríguez ( 19-13, 11 KO ) of Mexico. Pedraza landed a huge a left hook to Rodriguez's body to end the fight.

Rodriguez vs Rivas, this Saturday @ Cidra, Puerto Rico

Former Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games gold medalist, and Azerbaijan's 2010 World Youth Championships silver medalist, Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodriguez ( 6-0 , 5 KO's ) will be in action this Saturday, October, 26 at the Jesus M. Freire Stadium in Cidra, Puerto Rico, where José Pedraza will be in the maint event against Alejandro 'Soma' Rodríguez.

Rodriguez opponent is tought Mexican, Felipe Rivas ( 14-14-2 , 8 KO's ) in a 6 rounds, superflyweight division bout.

Rivas has a split decision loss against former two time world champion, Ivan Calderon, and on his last performance, he was defeated by Israel Vazquez via unanimous decision.

"I'm well prepared and ready to rumble on fight night against Felipe Rivas ," said Emmanuel Rodriguez, "With the help of my trainers Iván Calderon and Félix Pintor , I'll be at my best for sure".

Rodriguez trains at the Félix Pagan Pintor Boxing Club in Guaynabo, under the tutelage of Felix Pagan Pintor and former world champion, Ivan Calderon .

"This guy has great talent to be a world champion. He won a gold in Youth Olympics, becoming the first Puerto Rican to achieve that", said Ivan Calderon, " Manny has great height and strength at 115 pounds. The important thing is that his learning a lot of the professional boxing style, and expect the best from him because he will look better than ever".

Pagan Pintor commented "Sooner than later, the fans will see a spectacular prospect from Puerto Rico. The facts are there, his passion and confidence are rising, and this Saturday, Manny will have a great performance".

The event is promoted by Universal Promotions.

Other amateur boxing achievements by Emmanuel 'Manny' Rodriguez:
GOLD - Juan Evangelista Venegas Olympic Cup, 2009
GOLD - International Tournament Jose "Cheo" Aponte, Caguas, 2009
GOLD - Juan Evangelista Venegas Olympic Cup, 2010
GOLD - Angel 'Cholo' Espada Cup, Salinas, 2011
2011 Puerto Rico National Champion