Verdejo has suffered setbacks in and out of the ring in recent years. He defended his Latino title against 2nd tier Mexican boxer Juan Jose Martinez (25–2, 17 KOs), who had won six fights in a row since a seventh-round technical decision loss to Rey Bautista in September 2014. Through the first three rounds, Verdejo had outlanded Rojas 50 to 30. A win to start off the year should put him back on a straight and narrow path. The 26-year-old, Dallas-based Rojas had an unblemished record since 2015 and was on a six-fight winning streak that stopped Saturday. of America since 2011. Verdejo used his power and speed advantage to punish Rodriguez with big shots to the head and body throughout the ten rounds. Puerto Rican Verdejo was fighting a previously undefeated boxer called Will Madera. Bob Arum spoke of the possibility of a world title fight between Verdejo and WBO champion Terry Flanagan for early November, however this would no longer be the case due to Verdejo suffering injuries in a motorcycle accident. Trained by Cuban Ismael Salas, Verdejo made sure the verdict would work in his favor in the latter half of the fight by pulling away with a very strong jab. Verdejo, making his HBO debut, defeated Najera in a wide unanimous decision to retain the title. Verdejo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has two brothers and two sisters. However, Garcia opted to not take that fight, instead selecting the easier fight against Luke Campbell. The fight was televised on ESPN and served as the co-main event to the Top Rank card featuring light heavyweight bout between Eleider Alvarez and Michael Seals. In round two, Verdejo hit a big right hand that dropped dos Santos, although dos Santos beat the count, referee Roberto Ramirez Jr. stopped the fight after a count was given. Madera lost with one second remaining on the round clock — a buzzer-beating finish for Verdejo… [46], In his first fight with a new trainer, Felix battled Manuel Rey Rojas to a unanimous ten-round decision. He has written for the likes of the LA Times, Guardian, USA Today, Philadelphia Inquirer, Men’s Health and NFL.com and currently does TV commentary for combat sports programming that airs on Fox Sports and hosts his own radio show in Los Angeles. ESPN.com would go on to name Verdejo 'Prospect of the Year' for 2014. The three judges scored the fight 99–91, 98–92, 96–94 all in favor or Verdejo. The WBO should honor its decision to fulfill the eliminator it ordered for me and Ryan Garcia. Verdejo scored two knockdowns and outpointed Najera with two judges scoring the bout 100–88 and one judge had it 99–89. Some sources claimed the fight would take place on September 9 in Manchester. In the fifth round, Rojos further got the attention of Verdejo with a right hand as he seemingly stunned him and began to better bring balance the bout. Ryan Garcia would rather fight the easier fight with Luke Campbell. Verdejo was supposed to fight Felix Jr. however a deal could not be made, according to Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti, Felix asked for about 'four times the money available' for Verdejo's opponent. Rojas, nicknamed the Punisher, continued coming forward with combinations of his own, but with little mustard behind them. “I have the desire. By the fourth round, Verdejo had a mouse developing under his left eye and a nose bleed, but it wasn’t much to be concerned about. The fight will aired live on UniMas. Verdejo (26-1, 16 KOs), a 26-year-old Puerto Rican pugilist, put in a workmanlike and solid performance against Rojas (18-4, 5 KOs) in a rather unspectacular win. It was a good win, but fans and media alike thought the once world-class prospect left a lot to be desired. In Round 5, Martinez had a cut above his right eye and with 20 seconds remaining, Verdejo pinned Martinez against the ropes, before referee Michael Ortega jumped in at 2:40 and stopped the fight. He was with a companion, who was uninjured. [37] A week later, Antonio Lozada Jr. was lined up to fight Verdejo. :twak: TM & © 2020 BoxingScene. 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