Earlier tonight Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presented an exciting and entertaining six bout card before a packed house of fans at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT. The card, presented by ESPN's "Friday Night Fights", featured hometown favorite, Delvin Rodriguez, defending his USBA welterweight championship against Atlantic City's "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis.
The bout started slow with each fighter looking to feel each other out in the early rounds. As the rounds progressed the action picked up as Rodriguez began working behind a piston-like jab to set up his right hand and left hook.
Rodriguez was the busier of the fighters as he continuously stalked Arnaoutis around the ring, while Arnaoutis looked for opportunities to counter. Arnaoutis continued to fight hard down the stretch but Rodriguez continuously beat him to the punch, simultaneously breaking Arnaoutis down.
In the 11th round a vicious right hand from Rodriguez opened a nasty cut over Arnaoutis' eye. Seeing the blood seemed to spur both fighters as they began trading in the center of the ring. Rodriguez finished the fight strong, landing hard combinations in the 12th and final round. In the end scores were 119-108, 118- 109, 117-110, all for Rodriguez who improved his record to (25-4-2, 14KO). Arnaoutis, fought hard in the losing effort, dropping his record to 22-5-2, 10KO
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