![]() ![]() With McGirt’s back to the ropes the combatants got into a good exchange but Rodriguez kept coming forward bullying McGirt around the ring from rope to rope. The slick boxing McGirt landed a straight left to began the 2nd and Rodriguez responded by backing James to the ropes and cracking him with a swift thudding left-hook to the whiskers that got McGirt’s attention as his right arm got caught up in the ropes when he tried to counter. ![]() Edwin was tenderizing James’ mid-section early and landed a couple hard left-hooks to McGirt’s jaw, to flesh out a good opening three minutes for himself in which he was very busy. McGirt Jr.’s 1st-round attack consisted of jabs, straight lefts and hooks using both hands while Rodriguez served up lots of left and right crosses with uppercuts on the side. James had his guard up and was taking a methodical approach to the first period while studying his promising opponent. The stronger more powerful Rodriguez came out aggressive letting his right-hand fly while going to the body of McGirt Jr. Meanwhile the highly touted prospect with a good amateur background, knockout artist Edwin Rodriguez, was coming off of four straight stoppages and looking to make his challenger with good boxing DNA his fifth kayo victim in a row. ![]() DiBella let go off McGirt Jr., and this was James’ opportunity to show him that he made a mistake, by defeating DiBella’s new prized pupil and getting reprisal. was coming off three straight victories, two by knockout, and had a vendetta in this fight due to the fact that he was formerly promoted by his foe’s boss Lou DiBella. There was a lot of talent in the house as former American gold medalist Howard Davis Jr., and former world champions Aaron Pryor and James “Buddy” McGirt were there to cheer on the son’s that were following in the footsteps of their famous father’s.Īn experienced 27-year-old southpaw, McGirt Jr. It was a night of world class offspring as three children of former fistic greats took to the ring on Showtime. (22-3-1, 11KOs), in a contest that ended in abuse. In the 10-round super middleweight main event 25-year-old Worcester, Mass., native by way of the Dominican Republic, Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (17-0, 13KOs) defeated Vero Beach, Florida’s James McGirt Jr. From Fargo, ND., at the Scheels Arena, DiBella Entertainment in association with Square Ring Promotions and Showtime presented “ShoBox” The Next Generation. ![]()
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