Was looking for this fight, then forgot about it, but its online for anyone interested and who hasn't seen it already (see link below). I haven't heard too much about it on here but its a very good fight. The fight is another dubs-up to those who disparage or are disinterested in the lower-weightclasses following on from Ioka-Yaegashi earlier in the year. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt91dt_2012-09-01-nkosinathi-joyi-vs-mario-rodriguez_sport The two didn't take long to warm up and traded leather to the finish. Joyi was doing the better work for me but claimed the heat got to him. Rodriguez showed a good chin to walk through Joyi's long-limbed uppercuts. Its a shame because apparently Joyi's team were looking at unification bouts, now he has to take three months out the ring according to South African boxing regulations. Would have loved to have seen Joyi-Ioka. Ioka would have a tougher time with Nkosinathi than he would with Rodriguez as far as I'm concerned...
Didn't mean to ignore the post 'Ears Fight was a corker, Rodriguez looks to have earned a fight with Katsunari Takayama, a bit of a vet at the lowest weight, according to boxrec. Would love to see Rodriguez-Fuentes, all Mexican brawl. Not sure what the Meixcan lower weight promotional situation is like though so not sure if that could come off...
i was a big fan of joyi. had him in my avatar. had great poise had a big body in the division and real strong. then gets beat like that. amazing. one of the bigger upsets of the year.
