Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux (21-3, 8 KOs) knocked out the Colombian boxer this Friday nightJesus Martineza few seconds after the fight started in theHialeah Park Racing & Casino at "Cuban Boxing Night 3".
The Santiago native was returning after staying away from the ring for 363 days due to a serious domestic accident that in 2022 raised fears for his return to the sport.
“I want to tell you that the legend is back”Rigondeaux exclaimed after having killed the Colombian.
“Now everything is in the hands of the promoters because I am ready to fight for the world title”, he added.
Luis de Cubas, fromWarriors Boxing Promotions, organizer of the evening, had warned that “El Chacal”He had to win, be liked and knock out on his return to the ring if he wanted to reawaken the interest of the big television networks likeShowtime andFox Sports.
And he did it, as soon as the bell rang, the 42-year-old from Santiago went on top of his rival, he was aggressive, harassed him and threw him to the canvas in one of his first blows.
Rigondeaux suffered severe burns to his eyes in March of last year afterpressure cooker explosion in your home. The serious accident not only put his return to the ring in doubt, but also raised fears that he would go blind.
However, at the beginning of 2023the boxer announced his return to the ring.
"The legendary is back. Rigo is back. The demon is back", said the Cuban boxer in statements to the YouTube channel Boxeo de Colombia.
The Cuban has been world champion twice, once at super bantamweight of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and the other at bantamweight of the World Boxing Association (WBA). He has a professional record of 20-3-1. In his career he has delivered 14 knockouts.
Before this Friday's victory, Rigondeaux's most recent fight had been in February 2022 when he was defeated in Dubai by Filipino boxer Vincent Astrolabio.
Rigondeaux was born on September 30, 1980 in Santiago de Cuba. He has lived in the United States since 2009, when he entered professional boxing after having a fruitful career in Cuban voxing. He had not won a fight since 2020 when he faced Liborio Solís and overthrew him.
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