Career
He was currently ranked number 13 in the world by the WBC and number 12 by the WBA while 5 in the world by the International Business Alliance. Rodriguez has a 37–2 record (35 KOs, 25 inside 1st round) Rodriguez held the Texas Heavyweight title, New Mexico Heavyweight title as well as the WBC Fecarbox Latin title. Owen was knocked out by a double short hook for over 15 minutes. Rodriguez was launched into world recognition and was up for serious contention for the world heavyweight championship.
Rodriguez since retired after a near death, life altering attemptive murder in which four suspects came behind him and brutally slashed his throat.
Rodriguez received 369 stitches and was 36–0 and undefeated up until that altercation. Rodriguez lost twice since the incident and now is a dominant key note speaker and helps many charities with anti bullying, domestic violence and victims of violent crimes.
Shortly after the incident Rodriguez stepped away from boxing after two straight losses. The first against Darnell Wilson and second against Raymond Ochieng.
Both considered very big upsets, Rodriguez stepped away from boxing and announced retirement.
After 16 months of retirement he finally returned November 21 20015 with a 42-second KO in the first round over Miguel Domingues of Brazil 23–4 with 21 knockouts. Rodriguez, from El Paso Texas, went to Coronado High School and went on to have a 16-year professional top contention boxing career up until a brutal attack on his life. Since the attack, Rodriguez has become a humanitarian in helping all kinds of charities ranging from domestic abuse, violent crimes and bullying.
He is a predominant key note speaker in many of these areas including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
His amateur record is 10-1 with 6 KOs.
On the undercard of Holyfield-Savarese in 2007 he stopped the 6" 9" 276 lbs Rick Dyer, who was undefeated at 13-0 (13 KOs) coming into the bout.
