Ceferino Rodríguez Explained

Ceferino Rodríguez
Nickname:Ferino V
Weight:Welterweight
Height:1.76 m
Nationality:Spanish
Birth Date:1988 9, df=y
Birth Place:Las Palmas, Spain
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:567427
Total:27
Wins:25
Losses:2
Ko:12

Ceferino Conrad Rodríguez Noda (born 16 September 1988) is a Spanish professional boxer. He held the European welterweight title from 2016 to 2017 and the European Union welterweight title from 2013 to 2014.

Early life

Hailing from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Ceferino Rodríguez Noda was born into a family of boxers. His grandfather, Ceferino Rodríguez Duque, was the patriarch and competed as a lightweight in the early days of the sport. His father, also named Ceferino, was a four-time champion of the Canary Islands during his career. Then came two of his uncles, Isidro and Carmelo, who were known as Ferino III and IV.[1] [2]

Rodríguez Noda, a.k.a. Ferino V, was overweight as a young child and, for his thirteenth birthday, asked to join a boxing gym in order to lose weight.[3] Within three months he had his first fight, although it didn't go well as his opponent was more experienced.[4] After dropping some weight and improving in the ring, he went to his first Canarian Championships, winning a bronze medal.[4] Shortly thereafter he asked his first opponent for a rematch and was able to beat him.[4] In his amateur career, he amassed a record of 80–6–2.[5] In addition, he was a nine-time champion of the Canary Islands as well as a two-time Spanish national champion.[4]

Professional career

Rodríguez made his professional debut on 26 November 2010, defeating Christian Kamara by fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) in Las Palmas. On 20 April 2012, in his seventh bout, he beat compatriot and fellow Canarian David Pulido for the vacant Spanish welterweight title.[6] [7] After a 12–0 start he faced Italian veteran Stefano Castellucci in Italy on 18 October 2013 for the vacant European Union welterweight title, winning the fight by seventh-round TKO in his first fight outside of his native Spain.[8] He successfully defended his belt two months later with a unanimous decision (UD) victory over Daniel Rasilla, and retained a second time by knocking out Ismael El Massoudi at the Gran Canaria Arena in Las Palmas five months after that.[9] Rodríguez vacated the title soon thereafter after declining an opportunity to defend it for a third time.[10]

He suffered his first defeat on 11 April 2015, losing to Mohamed Mimoune in Benidorm by way of unanimous decision; his record fell to 18–1.[11] In his next bout on 11 July he picked up the interim WBC Latino welterweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision victory over Aitor Nieto.[12] Later that month it was announced that Rodríguez had signed a deal with Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing, who promised to secure him more fights on international soil.[13] After stopping an undefeated Davide Doria in five rounds in Las Palmas,[14] he made his U.S. debut on 27 February 2016, defeating Edgar Riovalle by unanimous decision at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[15] On 13 May he defended his WBC Latino title against Carlos Saul Chumbita in Argentina, scoring two knockdowns in the first round before securing a TKO in the second to retain his belt.[16]

On 2 December 2016 he defeated Frenchman Ahmed El Mousaoui by split decision in Las Palmas for the vacant European welterweight title.[17] [18] Five months later, on 13 May 2017, he defended his title against Sam Eggington in Birmingham, with Eggington's WBC International welterweight title also on the line. The Englishman knocked Rodríguez out with a powerful left hook in the tenth round, sending him crashing through the ropes to take his European belt.[19] [20] After the loss he returned home to the Canary Islands to help with the family business in Jinámar, citing a lack of funds to continue boxing for the time being.[21] After more than nine months, he made his return to the ring on 2 March 2018, defeating Elvin Pérez by points in Las Palmas.[22]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Win25–2 Elvin Pérez82 Mar 2018
26Loss24–2 Sam EggingtonKO10 (12), 13 May 2017
25Win24–1 Ahmed El MousaouiSD122 Dec 2016
24Win23–1 Koba Karkashadze823 Jul 2016
23Win22–1 Carlos Saul ChumbitaTKO2 (10)13 May 2016
22Win21–1 Edgar RiovalleUD627 Feb 2016
21Win20–1 Davide DoriaTKO5 (10)14 Nov 2015
20Win19–1 Aitor NietoUD1211 Jul 2015
19Loss18–1 Mohamed MimouneUD811 Apr 2015
18Win18–0 Renald GarridoUD86 Mar 2015
17Win17–0 Giorgi UngiadzeUD829 Nov 2014
16Win16–0 Ismael El MassoudiKO6 (12)9 May 2014
15Win15–0 Ivan GrynyukUD821 Mar 2014
14Win14–0 Daniel RasillaUD1214 Dec 2013
13Win13–0 Stefano CastellucciTKO7 (12)18 Oct 2013
12Win12–0 Iban GallardoUD624 May 2013
11Win11–0 Miguel AguilarTKO62 Feb 2013
10Win10–0 Lyes ChaibiPTS623 Nov 2012
9Win9–0 Adrian ParlogeaTKO3 (6)22 Sep 2012
8Win8–0 Euclides Espitia626 May 2012
7Win7–0 David PulidoTKO10 (10)20 Apr 2012
6Win6–0 Michael OyonoTKO3 (4)11 Feb 2012
5Win5–0 Antonio Redondo2 (6)11 Nov 2011
4Win4–0 Matías García430 Jul 2011
3Win3–0 Ruben Cupe3 (4)3 Jun 2011
2Win2–0 Gabriel ValenciaTKO1 (4)19 Mar 2011
1Win1–0 Christian Kamara4 (4)26 Nov 2010

Notes and References

  1. News: Los Ferino, una familia excelente. Canarias7. Ignacio. Acedo. 23 June 2013. 16 September 2020. es.
  2. News: Ferino V. La Provincia. 16 December 2016. 16 September 2020. es.
  3. News: Ceferino Rodríguez, Ferino V, un campeón de boxeo golpea el Reto Men's Health: "A los 13 años pesaba 87 kilos". Men's Health. 20 May 2020. 16 September 2020. es.
  4. News: FERINO V. Boxeador. Jinámar en Nuestras Manos. 20 March 2018. 18 September 2020. es.
  5. News: FERINO V "DEBUTARÉ EN PROFESIONAL". SpaceBoxing. 4 November 2010. 18 September 2020. es.
  6. News: Ferino V, Campeón de España de Boxeo del peso wélter. rtvc.es. 21 April 2012. 9 September 2020. es.
  7. News: El Rocky de Las Remudas. La Provincia. Marcelino. Suárez. 26 April 2012. 9 September 2020. es.
  8. News: Ferino V reina en Europa. Deporsiete. 22 October 2013. 9 September 2020. es.
  9. News: Ferino V gana por KO y revalida el título europeo del peso wélter. Mundo Deportivo. 10 May 2014. 9 September 2020. es.
  10. News: Ferino V vacated the European welterweight title. Súper Luchas. Gladys. Trujillo. 17 June 2014. 10 September 2020.
  11. News: FERINO V PIERDE SU COMBATE EN BENIDORM ANTE EL FRANCÉS MOHAMED MIMOUNE. Teldeporte. 11 April 2015. 10 September 2020. es.
  12. News: Ferino V dominó a Aitor Nieto en Gran Canaria. Nocaut.net. 12 July 2015. 10 September 2020. es.
  13. News: Ceferino Rodriguez inks pact with Sampson Boxing. Boxing Scene. 23 July 2015. 10 September 2020.
  14. News: Ferino V logró imponerse a Davide Doria. rtvc.es. 15 November 2015. 10 September 2020. es.
  15. News: Debut exitoso de Ferino V en Estados Unidos. Telde Actualidad. Ignacio. Acedo. 29 February 2016. 10 September 2020. es.
  16. News: Chumbita le dura cuatro minutos a Ferino V. La Provincia. 15 May 2016. 11 September 2020. es.
  17. News: Ceferino Rodriguez Beats Mousaoui For EBU Belt, Malignaggi Next?. Boxing Scene. 2 December 2016. 13 September 2020.
  18. News: Ferino V se proclama campeón de Europa del peso welter a los puntos. El Confidencial. 3 December 2016. 13 September 2020. es.
  19. News: Sam Eggington wins European title against Ceferino Rodriguez in Birmingham. Sky Sports. James. Dielhenn. 13 May 2017. 13 September 2020.
  20. News: El canario Ferino V perdió en Inglaterra su título europeo del peso wélter. Marca. Emilio. Marquiegui. 14 May 2017. 13 September 2020. es.
  21. News: Ferino V: "Trabajo en la empresa familiar porque el boxeo me cuesta dinero". eldiario.es. 14 October 2017. 14 September 2020. es.
  22. News: Regresó Ferino con Victoria. Espabox. Raúl. Hernández. 3 March 2018. 14 September 2020. es.