Split decision is a haunting exploration into the world of cuban boxing, as well as a cautionary examination of cubanamerican sporting relations, and the culturaleconomic paradoxes that have. Aug 05, 2015 guillermo rigondeaux training with pedro diaz in preparation for joseph agbeko duration. Upcoming documentary chronicaling a cuban boxers search for the american dream. Luis molina by unanimous decision 6054, 6054, 6054 christopher diaz def. The showdown between vasyl lomachenko and guillermo rigondeaux two of the top six best poundforpound fighters. A split decision is a type of win in combat sports.
The 2000 and 2004 olympic bantamweight gold medalist and wba, wbo superbw champion guillermo rigondeaux entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 1600 10 knockouts and he is ranked as the no. He won consecutive gold medals at the 2000 and 2004 olympics and then turned professional, soon unifying. Guillermo rigondeaux, boxings outcast, gets second chance to. Vasyl lomachenko is banking on his skillful attacks to. Rigondeaux vs moises flores full fight video 2017 wba. Both undefeated, the 2000 and 2004 olympic bantamweight gold medalist and wba superbw champion guillermo rigondeaux entered this fight with a perfect record of 1700 11 knockouts and he is ranked as the no.
Guillermo rigondeaux earns title with split decision over. Rigondeaux certainly conserved a lot of energy in beating venezuelan liborio solis by split decision to claim the wba world bantamweight secondary title saturday night on showtime from the ppl center in allentown, pa. Jun 18, 2017 las vegas a powerful left hand by wba super bantamweight champion guillermo rigondeaux, just after the bell ending the first round sounded, knocked out his opponent, moises flores saturday night. Guillermo rigondeaux wins by splitdecision over liborio. The story of guillermo rigondeaux documentary film directed by brinjonathan butler exploring the stories of legendary cuban boxers such as teofilo stevenson, felix savon, and guillermo rigondeaux as a lens into both cuban and american society by examining their decisions to reject or accept the offer to leave cuba. A pair of criminals try to track down the kids who witnessed them commit a murder in the woods.
Rigondeaux is facing some of the most dangerous men inside a ring, yet outside that ring hes vulnerable to forces hes never encountered in his homeland. The bout was a world championship unification match, with rigondeaux s wba super and donaires wbo and the ring championships at stake. Guillermo rigondeauxs cancelled fight in liverpool is. If you have the kobo app on your phone you can download the book with it. Draw is best bet in titanic lomachenko rigondeaux battle. Split decision 2006 film, a 2006 american tv movie split decision, a 1985 episode of care bears split decision, a 2004 episode from the first season of ncis. Explore guillermo rigondeaux profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of guillermo rigondeaux. In the second of three preliminary televised fights on the pacquiaomargarito payperview, cuban defect and amateur legend guillermo rigondeaux scored a dull split decision.
Jun 19, 2017 the nevada state athletic commission has decided to change the controversial knockout result of guillermo rigondeauxs fight with moises flores to a no decision, according to, a move. Rigondeaux, the twotime olympic champion from cuba, boxed carefully and successfully from the second round on against liborio solis to win a split decision on the gary russell jr. Still, guillermo rigondeaux s defensive style has him looking for a. Mar 06, 2014 the trailer to the highly anticipated movie in the works based on the cuban superstar boxer guillermo rigondeaux, explaining his life in cuba, defecting and. The fight took place at radio city music hall in new york city on april, 20 and was televised on hbo. He is a twoweight world champion, having held the wba regular bantamweight title since february 2020 and previously, the unified wba super, wbo, and ring magazine superbantamweight titles between 20 and 2017. Dec 07, 2017 to properly tell the story of guillermo rigondeaux s circuitous path into saturdays junior lightweight title bout against vasyl lomachenko at new yorks madison square garden theater espn, 9 p. Guillermo rigondeaux, twotime olympic champion and heir to stevensons throne, sacrificed everything he had in his home countryhis wife, his son, his governmentsubsidized car and house, as well as universal reverence among his fellow citizensto try to make it in the mecca of bigmoney boxing, the united states of america. Guillermo rigondeaux ortiz is a cuban professional boxer. Guillermo rigondeaux boxes his way to decision over. Dec 10, 2017 vasyl lomachenko defended his wbo pound title and cemented his status as the best poundforpound fighter in the sport with a dismantling of previously unbeaten guillermo rigondeaux on saturday. Rigondeaux drops, decisions liborio solis for wba title. Rigondeaux has been avoided by nearly all of the top name fighters from bantamweight to featherweight, due to the fact that there simply isnt the money on offer to risk fighting him. On november, 2010, in just his seventh pro fight, rigondeaux faced ricardo cordoba for the vacant interim wba world super bantamweight title and left the ring with the belt after scoring a split decision victory.
A cuban boxers journey is a nuanced, deep, compassionate study of a subject too often boiled into simplicities, too often seen in black and white, too often used to forward agendasleft and rightthat too often ignore the crushing human costs. The contest between guillermo rigondeaux 201, kos and liborio solis 3061, 14 kos wasnt much of one. Guillermo rigondeaux enters a crucial stretch of his career. To properly tell the story of guillermo rigondeaux s circuitous path into saturdays junior lightweight title bout against vasyl lomachenko at new yorks. Rigondeaux 201, kos has won three consecutive fights since lomachenko forced him to retire after six rounds in december 2017, two by knockout and a split decision. A cuban boxers journey by brinjonathan butler overdrive. Although he sits on the throne at 122 pounds, the world of boxing may not be ready to embrace his reign. Brinjonathan butlers story does just that by traveling, interviewing, and critically eyeing. Jan 02, 2018 guillermo rigondeaux flopped in his big.
Guillermo rigondeaux fights liborio solis having first been ignored then forgotten. Guillermo rigondeaux wins by splitdecision over liborio solis. The story of guillermo rigondeaux documentary directed by butler. Vasyl lomachenko stops guillermo rigondeaux to retain. Guillermo rigondeaux penciled in for return on dec. Guillermo rigondeaux retains title with legal latepunch ko. Split decision is a haunting exploration into the world of cuban boxing, as well as a cautionary examination of cubanamerican sporting relations, and the cultural. Vasyl lomachenko signs a canvas at mendez boxing club in new york promoting his fight against guillermo rigondeaux on saturday. Vasiliy lomachenko v guillermo rigondeaux espn saturday. Split decision is filmmaker brinjonathan butlers cautionary examination of cubanamerican relations, and the economic and cultural paradoxes that have shaped those relations since fidel castros revolution, through personal stories and interviews with. Guillermo rigondeaux stripped of wba world title and loses. A cuban boxers journey brinjonathan butler macmillan.
Dec 09, 2017 rigondeaux, who lost for the first time in his professional career and for the first time in any fight since 2003, claimed he hurt his left hand in the second round. The cancellation of guillermo rigondeaux s british debut, against james jazza dickens in liverpool on saturday, is another frustrating episode in the undefeated cubans tumultuous career. But the lomachenko beating was something else entirely. Vasyl lomachenko makes guillermo rigondeaux quit in much. Documentary film directed by brinjonathan butler exploring the stories of. Split decisionis brins cautionary examination of cubanamerican. The guillermo rigondeaux story roughly three years in the making, split decision is an independent film chronicling the life of a cuban boxers search for the american dream. The story of guillermo rigondeaux, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 20. The sport of boxing has never seen twotime gold medalists battle it out in the ring, but that will change on saturday when vasyl lomachenko and guillermo rigondeaux meet at. Once, the diminutive cuban could lay claim to being the greatest boxer in the world. Guillermo rigondeaux wins by split decision over liborio solis.
A split decision is a type of win in combat sports split decision may also refer to. With george foreman, fidel castro, don king, larry merchant. Split decision is brins cautionary examination of cubanamerican relations, and the cultural and economic paradoxes that have shaped those relations since castros revolution, through personal stories and interviews with the worlds most famous contemporary cuban boxers such as teofilo stevenson, felix savon, hector vinent, and guillermo. Nevada to change rigondeaux result to no decision bad left hook. Never before in boxing history have two boxers, each the winner of two olympic gold medals, faced each other in a professional boxing match. And he said, oh, i just melted my gold medals into my mouth. Butlers documentary, split decision, is butlers examination of cubanamerican relations and the economic and cultural paradoxes that have shaped them since castros revolution, through the lens of elite cuban boxers forced to choose. Rigondeaux turned his attention to supremacy in the 122pound division and accomplished what many considered the unthinkable by. Vasyl lomachenko defended his wbo pound title and cemented his status as the best poundforpound fighter in the sport with a dismantling of previously unbeaten guillermo rigondeaux. Guillermo rigondeauxs greatest nights have been and gone. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. What was a hugely anticipated fight with many finding it hard to split the pair turned into oneway traffic as lomachenko proved he is the poundfor.
Draw is best bet in titanic lomachenkorigondeaux battle. Guillermo rigondeaux, from castros traitor to american champion kindle single. Split decision cubas sporting export industry youtube. The cubanborn rigondeaux 201, kos, 1 nc knocked down solis in the seventh round, hurt him again in the 10th and won a 12round split decision. Guillermo rigondeaux fights liborio solis having first been. The junior featherweight world title fight between guillermo rigondeaux and moises flores has been changed to a no decision by the nsac. Guillermo rigondeaux, from castros traitor to american champion ebook written by brinjonathan butler. Butlers story, a cuban boxers journey, details rigondeauxs path from. Roughly three years in the making, split decision is an independent film chronicling the life of a cuban boxers search for the american dream.
Split decision unreleased film, a documentary about boxing and cubaunited states relations. But his nationality, language, size and skillset worked against him. He smiled at me and just to make small talk, i said, you know, youve got this gold grill on your teeth. Vasyl lomachenko and guillermo rigondeaux both encapsulate. Guillermo rigondeaux, from castros traitor to american champion. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a cuban boxers journey. A cuban boxers journey guillermo rigondeaux, from castros traitor to american champion. Guillermo rigondeaux, boxings outcast, gets second chance.
Guillermo rigondeaux by rtd end of round 6 michael conlan def. Allentown, pa guillermo rigondeaux is fighting for his relevance. Ronnie shields net worth 2018, biowiki celebrity net worth. Rigondeaux had been dropped before in his career donaire and amagasa had both punished him for momentary lapses in concentration, while he was first felled by ricardo cordoba in a narrow fight that he won on a split decision. Rigondeaux vs james dickens full fight video 2016 wba. Split decision is filmmaker brinjonathan butlers cautionary examination of cubanamerican relations, and the economic and cultural paradoxes that have shaped those relations since fidel castros revolution, through personal stories and interviews with the worlds most famous contemporary cuban boxers and international authorities on cuba. Dec 09, 2017 christmas comes early for boxing fans tonight, as two of the best fighters of this generation finally meet inside the squared circle. Guillermo rigondeaux was a professional boxing match fought in the super bantamweight division. Guillermo rigondeaux might be the closest thing we have to a boxing genius. Free watch split decision 20 free watch split decision plot. Lomachenko and rigondeaux are regarded as two of the best amateurs in history, with each boxer winning two olympic gold.
His work has appeared in espn magazine, vice, deadspin, the wall street journal, salon, and the new york times. Ronnie shields born june 6, 1958 in port arthur, texas is a former professional boxer in the featherweight division and is currently a boxing trainer. Rigondeaux fights for a secondary world title this weekend and wants to campaign at bantamweight again. Brinjonathan butler has written for sb nation, espn, and the new york times. Dec 06, 2017 vasyl lomachenko and guillermo rigondeaux, two superbly skilled master craftsmen in a match thats been made in purist paradise hold a summit meeting in new yorks madison square gardens theatre. Guillermo rigondeaux was a professional boxing match contested for the wbo super featherweight championship. Sep 15, 2017 vasyl lomachenko and guillermo rigondeaux will fight dec. Guillermo rigondeaux wants to move down again, win title.
Vasyl lomachenko pounds guillermo rigondeaux, forces him to. The decision that faced rigondeaux is an all too ordinary cuban impossible choice, but his own minefield entering one of the most distilled versions of capitalism with proboxing is enthralling. When it comes time to tell the story about how rigondeaux defected. Split decision the guillermo rigondeaux story a film by brin. Twotime olympic gold medal winner guillermo rigondeaux 201, kos is ready for bigger things after claiming a title around his waist. Guillermo rigondeaux wins decision over liborio solis in. Split decision is brins cautionary examination of cubanamerican relations, and the cultural and economic paradoxes that have shaped those relations since castros revolution, through personal stories and interviews with the worlds most famous contemporary cuban boxers such as teofilo stevenson, felix savon, hector vinent, and guillermo rigondeaux, titans of the american boxing.
Vasyl lomachenko pounds guillermo rigondeaux, forces him. Rigondeaux, now under the premier boxing champions banner. The bout was held on december 9, 2017 at the theater at madison square garden in new york city. Something that you have to essentially get used to, if thats even possible. Vasyl lomachenko and guillermo rigondeaux really is the fight. The opponent which he is now forced to face is the business of boxing. Guillermo rigondeaux s tenure as an action fighter is over, ending after a single fight in 2019, but the 39yearold cuban kept his career plenty alive tonight, scoring a split decision win that. Dec 10, 2017 vasyl lomachenko beat guillermo rigondeaux on saturday night when rigondeauxs corner stopped the fight after six rounds because the boxer was complaining of pain in his left hand.
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