He was able to figure me out, and by the time I was able to figure him out a bit, the fight was over. Maybe he was more focused than me before the fight, and during the fight, I wasn't able to make changes to his style. He is a very dedicated fighter and very focused. I have to take my hat off to him, though. But I just made it more difficult on myself by not being 100 percent. He has been doing that for years and has a very difficult style. I know that Andre Ward is a great fighter and he did a lot of things right. I was disappointed in myself with the whole situation and not being able to be on my best. Looking back on how the Ward fight played out in the ring, what went wrong for you? I have to come in and make a statement to let everyone know that I had a bad day at the office in my last fight, but it's not going to define my career. This fight coming up now is a new beginning for me. It backfired on me, so I knew that it was time to move up and not have to stress about weight as much. It was hard to follow the game plan and prepare for that type of fight when I had so much weight to lose. So coming down for eight weeks to 168, my whole training camp was about losing the weight. I didn't keep track of my weight, and I got all the way up to 217. Has making 168 pounds become something that is no longer realistic for you?Įntering the negotiation for the Ward fight, it was more the fact of not having a manager, then signing up with Al Haymon and having just taken my family on a vacation. You failed to make weight in your last bout against Andre Ward. Known as "La Bomba," Rodriguez took time away from training to talk with about his loss to Ward and what his future plans are at 175 pounds: The fight takes place on the undercard of Gennady Golovkin's middleweight title defense against Marco Antonio Rubio. Rodriguez, 29, makes the move to light heavyweight when he faces Azea Augustama (17-1, 9 KOs) at the StubHub Center in Carson, California (HBO Latino, tape-delayed, 12:30 a.m. It has been nearly a full year since Edwin Rodriguez suffered the first defeat of his career against super middleweight champion Andre Ward last November.Īfter undergoing elbow surgery in December, Rodriguez saw a handful of possible return fights fall through.īut Rodriguez (24-1, 16 KOs), a native of the Dominican Republic who fights out of Worcester, Massachusetts, will make his return Saturday in a new weight class. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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