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Rodriguez
vs. Wolak Wins Fight Of The Year Honors
SportsIllustrated.com has named the Delvin Rodriguez-Pawel
Wolak 1 its "Fight of the Year" in its annual Boxing Awards
for 2011.
The epic battle between these two warriors took place July
15th at The Roseland Ballroom in NYC, promoted by Joe
DeGuardia's Star Boxing, and was broadcast live on ESPN2 as
part of the popular "Friday Night Fights" series. The fight
was an instant classic which ESPN quickly recognized by
rebroadcasting it in its first ever unscheduled replay on
the network. The fight was an unforgettable 10 round battle
in front of an electrified, sold out audience as both
fighters pummeled each other over the course of the entire
contest. When the dust settled the fight was scored a
majority draw which ultimately led to the rematch on the
undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito held on
December 3rd at the Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden.
In the rematch, in front of more than 20,000 fans, Rodriguez
put on a career best performance as he hammered Wolak in
route to a dominating victory.
Joe DeGuardia, founder and CEO of Star Boxing, is very proud
to have this honor bestowed on the fight when there were so
many worthy candidates. "I'm thrilled this fight was
recognized as "Fight of the Year" by Sports Illustrated. All
the credit goes to Delvin and Pawel and I'm honored to have
promoted the Fight of the Year".
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