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Misc Info:
February 1, 2002 - Phoenix, Arizona - ESPN2, *Not Televised
Sunshine Fettkether, 154, won a four-round majority decision
over Evelyn Rodriguez, 157.5, of New York. Debby Mauldin
said, "I'd have to give Evelyn the first round - as usual Sunshine was
slow getting started and took some hard punches to the face and body from
Evelyn, leaving a bruise under Sunshine's right eye. After that, Sunshine
came on strong and dominated the rest of the fight. The crowd loved
it. After the fight, Evelyn came into Sunshine's dressing room and
asked for a rematch. Sunshine accepted without hesitation.
Thanks so much to Evelyn and her team for coming all the way from NY."
On the second women's matchup Delia "Chiquita" Gonzalez,
112, had a majority draw with Yolanda Gonzalez, 113.
November 20, 2001 - Humble, Texas
Freeda Foreman, 160, (5-0-0 4KO), fighting out of Houston, Texas,
lost a four-round split decision against Evelyn Rodriguez, 160,
(0-3). Rodriguez did not have a win on her professional record, but the
boxers she did stepped into the ring with were some of the best in the
world! Rodriguez had fought Kathy Rivers, Vienne Williams and
unknown Stacy Lewis. Harry Murdock, Mahfood’s trainer/manager, was
there in Humble at the fight, and reported the fight between Foreman and
Rodriguez as it was happening! Murdock said that George Foreman was
working Freeda’s corner this night. Murdock reported the following:
In the first round,
Murdock said that Freeda appeared to be in very good shape, and went
toe-to-toe with Rodriguez. Rodriguez was throwing some good straight punches
and looked like she had some ring experience. He gave the round to
Rodriguez. Murdock said that Freeda did not throw wild punches
but was shortening her punches and using more technique. In
round two, the scoring could have gone either way. The action
continued and the boxing fans loved it. Freeda was definitely a draw and
favorite tonight as the crowd called out her name during the fight. In
round three, Freeda threw some nice combinations, but did not
seem to faze Rodriguez. Freeda landed two big rights, and Murdock had her
winning this round. In the fourth
and final round, both fighters touched gloves, and then the fight was on…Rodriguez
landed 4-5 good punches at the beginning of the round. Rodriguez then
switched to a southpaw stance. Freeda was also delivering an arsenal of her
own with Rodriguez. Rodriguez had Freeda on the ropes at one point during
the round. Final scoring, 39-37 Rodriguez, 39-37 Foreman, 39-37 Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has added her first win on her record to 1-3-0, and Foreman fell
to 5-1-0 (4KO) There was a second four-round women’s bout on the
card between Monica McGowan, 183, and Tina Miller, 185.
McGowan appeared to be in better condition in this bout. Miller had
the reach on McGowan as she is about 6'2". McGowan easily won the
last two rounds, and she pulled off a unanimous decision with final scoring
by all judges as 40-36. There were no knockdowns.
June 30, 2000-
Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston, Rhode Island
Kathy Rivers (165) of
Woonsocket, Rhode Island defeated Evelyn Rodriguez
(164 1/2) of
Brooklyn, New York in a four round super-middleweight
decision. Rivers moves her record to 10-2 (3 KO's),
and Rodriguez fell to 0-2. Also on the card, Liz
Miller of Hartford, Connecticut defeated Kelly
Whaley of Cedar City, Utah, in a four-round
uanimous decision. Mueller remains undefeated with a
4-0 record. Whaley fell to 2-3. According to news
source Sports Writer, Bud Barker of the Providence
Journal he was quoted as reporting the fight, "In
a women's bout last night, Connecticut's Liz Mueller
came out flying in her four-round lightweight battle
and took a unanimous decision from Kelley Whaley.
Whaley had come from Cedar City, Utah, to take on the
unbeaten Mueller, a U.S. cross-country and New England
track champion while at Waterford (Conn.) High School.
Mueller, now 4-0, fought out of a charging crouch. She
belted Whaley with hard rights for the duration. But
Mueller couldn't put the tired but game Whaley away
unitl the sixth round. Mueller, 25, of Hartford,
eventually won on a 40-35 decision."
Press Release: Card Changes for April
23, 2002 Ring Promotions Show in NYC
Saccurato, Foreman Scratched
National Golden Gloves champion Anne-Marie Saccurato's pro boxing debut
Tuesday has been cancelled after her opponent, Evelyn Rodriguez,
failed a portion of her New York State Athletic Commission physical. No
further details are available regarding the reason for the failed test.
Ring Promotions contacted a number of fighters about filling in for
Rodriguez, but they refused to fight on such short notice. Junior
middleweight prospect Yuri Foreman is also a late scratch for the
4/23 show after a suitable opponent was unable to be found for the 3-0
Foreman. The card at the Park Central New York Hotel, featuring
Elvir Muriqi vs Mike Coker, Cesar Gomera vs Dan Edouards, Roberto
Astacio, and Kemal Kolenovic, will go on as scheduled.
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