jake, rodríguez, evaristo, jake, rodríguez, born, october, 1965, puerto, rican, former, professional, boxer, competed, from, 1988, 1997, 1994, defeated, charles, murray, become, junior, welterweight, champion, successful, defenses, title, were, made, until, lo. Evaristo Jake Rodriguez born October 2 1965 is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1997 1 In 1994 he defeated Charles Murray to become the IBF junior welterweight champion Two successful defenses of the title were made until a loss to Kostya Tszyu in 1995 Later that year Rodriguez challenged WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker but lost via knockout Jake RodriguezStatisticsWeight s Light welterweightWelterweightLight middleweightHeight5 ft 8 in 173 cm NationalityPuerto RicanBorn 1965 10 02 October 2 1965 age 57 Arroyo Puerto RicoStanceSouthpawBoxing recordTotal fights38Wins28Wins by KO8Losses8Draws2Main article Pernell Whitaker vs Jake Rodriguez Regional titlesPreceded byCharles Murray IBF junior welterweight championFebruary 13 1994 January 28 1995 Succeeded byKostya TszyuSee also EditList of Puerto Rican boxing world championsReferences Edit Boxing record for Jake Rodriguez from BoxRec registration required Retrieved July 2 2016 This biographical article related to a Puerto Rican boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jake Rodriguez amp oldid 1129502308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
