Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (20-3-1, 13 KOs), a former two-time world boxing champion, makes his first appearance of the year against battle-tested super bantamweight Jesus “Sargento” Martinez (33-17-1, 16 KOs) at Hialeah Park in Florida.
Previously, after suffering serious face burns and eye injury in a strange cooking accident at his Miami home more than ten months ago, Rigondeaux, who dropped decisions to Vincent Astrolabio in February 2022 and John Real Casimero in August 2021, has been sidelined.
“After the way, he lost his last two fights and because of his time away from boxing, winning is just not good enough, Rigo must entertain,” said Alberto “Beto” Ferreiro, sports journalist. “Rigondeaux is obligated to win big and to put on a good show for his fans if he expects another title shot. Rigo must attack and knock Jesús Martinez out. That’ll be his only option if he wants to continue boxing at a higher level. Anything less than that will likely mean the end of Rigondeaux’s long professional career.”
All in all, in his 25th professional fight, former WBO/WBA Super Bantamweight and WBA Bantamweight champion Rigondeaux will try to find the “fountain of youth” as he seeks to win for the first time since defeating Liborio Solis in February 2020.
In the co-main event, Cuban Ariel Perez de la Torre (9-1, 7 KOs) squares off against Venezuelan Yonfrez Parejo (24-5-1, 12 KOs).
Fight card:
▪️Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Jesus Martinez, 10 rounds, bantamweight ▪️Ariel Perez De La Torre vs. Yonfrez Parejo, 8 rounds, junior featherweight ▪️Hugo Noriega vs. Carlos Mohamed Rodriguez, 8 rounds, welterweight ▪️Yoanki Urrutia vs. Luis Eduardo Florez, 8 rounds, middleweight ▪️Damian Lescaille vs. Lucas McDonald, 6 rounds, welterweight ▪️Carlos Fromenta vs. Armando Reeves, 6 rounds, cruiserweight ▪️Jose Brayan Fonteboa vs. Ashton Royal, 4 rounds, welterweight ▪️Francisco Rodriguez vs. Brodyx Gilman, 4 rounds, super welterweight ▪️Adlay Rodriguez vs. Ryan Schwartzberg, 4 rounds,super lightweight ▪️Gustavo Trujillo vs. Jawaski Bethly, 4 rounds, heavyweight ▪️Francisco Rodriguez vs. Brodyx Gilman, 4 rounds, super welterweight
