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Southpaw Cuban standout Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Jose Angel Beranza (33-19-2, 26 KOs) by 6th round RTD on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at the Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Beranza, who was down twice in round four from Rigondeaux's incredible fast hands retired on his stool at the end of round six choosing not to come out for round seven.
Rigondeaux, now promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank and trained by Ronnie Shields is being fast tracked and is scheduled to fight on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on the undercard of Pacquiao vs Margarito. No opponent has been named yet.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigondeaux vs TBA | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX |
November 13, 2010 Saturday |
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Guillermo "El Chacal (The Jackal)" Rigondeaux
Guillermo Rigondeaux is a former 2000 and 2004 Cuban Olympian Gold medalist, 7-time Cuban national champion and 2003 Pan-Am Games Gold medalist with an amateur boxing record of 243-4.
In 2007 Guillermo Rigondeaux made a failed attempt to defect from Cuba along with fellow teammate Erislandy Lara during the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro. Castro kicked him out off the Cuban National Team and did not allow him to compete in the Beijing Olympics for his desertion attempt.
In February 2009 Rigondeaux successfully escaped from Cuba via a speed boat to Miami. Now boxing out of the United States he joins former amateur Cuban boxers and defectors Yan Barthelemy, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara.
Guillermo Rigondeaux made his professional debut in the United States on Friday, May 22, 2009 beating Juan Noriega (3-3-0, 3 KOs) of Little Rock, Arkansas by 3rd round TKO at the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida on ESPN Friday Night Fights.
On Friday, July 17, 2009 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada also on ESPN Friday Night Fights Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Robert Guillen (4-3-2, 0 KOs) by 1st TKO flooring Guillen with a liver punch.
Guillermo Rigondeaux's former trainer Freddie Roach said his calmness in the ring and his throwback boxing style reminds him of James Toney beat Brazilian Giovanni Andrade (60-12-0, 48 KOs) by 3rd round TKO on Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The fight card was promoted by Luis DeCubas and televised on ESPN2.
On Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at BB King Blues Club & Grill in New York, Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Ghanaian Lante Addy (6-5-1, 4 KOs) by 8th round unanimous decision. Scores were 80-71, 80-71 and 79-72. Rigondeaux dropped Addy with a bodyshot in round one but was forced to go the distance for the first time in his professional career.
Guillermo Rigondeaux beat Adolfo Landeros (20-13-1, 9 KOs) by 1st round KO on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the NSU Don Taft University Center in Davie, Florida. Rigondeaux known for his devastating laser beam like accurate body shots put Landeros down for the count of ten with a left to the body at 28 seconds of round one. The fight took place on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights card promoted by Luis DeCubas. Rigondeaux having grown up in poverty and hard times donated his entire purse from the fight to the Children of Haiti Fund.