Things looked bleak for Isaac Hlatshwayo early on in his rematch with Delvin Rodriguez last night at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT but the South African buckled down and managed to pull off a split decision victory to capture the vacant IBF Welterweight title.

At just 5'7, former lightweight Hlatshwayo had to get inside if he was to overcome the six foot tall Rodriguez and the local man punished the African, making "The Angel" pay the price for each step forward with big right hands.

After their 12 round draw in South Africa in November, Rodriguez had the timing of Hlatshwayo down cold and picked off the shorter man on the way inside but the visitor just never stopped coming even when he was hurt in the third.

Rodriguez simply couldn't stop Hlatshwayo's forward progression and the action moved to the inside as Rodriguez tired and could no longer keep the Johannesburg native at bay. More...

Tonight at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, it's a battle of the nearly men as Isaac Hlatshwayo and Delvin Rodriguez rematch for the vacant IBF welterweight title.

The two clashed last November in Hlatshwayo's homeland of South Africa in a draw and now things move to Connecticut resident Rodriguez's territory.

Both fighters have good records and have impressive achievements on their resume with Hlatshwayo having been in the bigger fights to date but of course that won't mean anything once the bell rings for this anticipated return bout.

Hlatshwayo, 28-1-1 (10), won the South African lightweight title in 2002 and made five successful defenses before winning the IBO belt in 2005 with a points verdict over future IBF champ Cassius Baloyi.

The biggest win of Hlatshwayo's career came one fight later when he won a split decision in America against future unified champion Nate Campbell in an IBO defense.

In 2006, Hlatshwayo stepped up to light welter but was canvassed three times enroute to losing on points to future world champ Kendall Holt for the NABO crown before going up another weight division to win the IBO welter trophy against Joseph Makaringe. More...

Delvin Rodriguez, his opponent Isaac Hlatshwayo and the rest of the participants of the Star Boxing promoted card weighed-in yesterday at the Mohegan Sun.

Rodriguez vs. Hlatshwayo is for the vacant IBF Welterweight Championship of the World, and is a much anticipated rematch of their highly entertaining bout that took place back in November of last year which resulted in a draw. More...

Tonight, undefeated middleweight contender, "Marvelous" Tarvis Simms (24-0-1, 11KO) will look to take one step closer to a world title opportunity, when he takes on Marcus Upshaw (11-3-1, 5KO) on the undercard of the Delvin Rodriguez vs. Isaac Hlatswhayo battle for the IBF vacant welterweight championship of the world.

The card is promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and is being held at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT. More...

Tonight, August 1st, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing brings world championship boxing back to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, when Star Boxing's IBF #2 rated Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) takes on the IBF #3 rated Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO) for the vacant IBF Welterweight Championship of the World.

Before Rodriguez squares off against Hlatshwayo, two of the Bronx's biggest boxing prospects will step into the ring against separate foes on the undercard. More...

Star Boxing's IBF# 2 rated welterweight, Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) and his team left their camp today in the Catskill Mountains and are headed to the Mohegan Sun, where Rodriguez will take on South Africa's IBF #3 rated Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO) on Saturday night for the vacant IBF Welterweight Championship of the World. The card is being promoted by Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.

Below are quotes from Rodriguez and his camp, as well as some photos from his last sparring session with middleweight Ossie Duran. More...

On August 1st, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing brings world championship boxing back to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT when Star Boxing's Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) takes on Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO) for the vacant IBF Welterweight championship of the world.

The bout between Rodriguez (IBF #2) and Hlatswhayo (IBF #3) will be a rematch of their highly entertaining draw that took place back in November of 2008. More...

For as long as he can remember, Delvin Rodriguez has had one thing and one thing only on his mind, becoming the welterweight champion of the world.

On August 1st the IBF #2 rated and current USBA welterweight champion Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) will finally get that opportunity when he takes on IBF #3, Isaac Hlatswhayo (28-1-1, 10KO) for the IBF Vacant Welterweight championship at the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT. More...

On August 1st, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing presents a packed undercard in support of the Delvin Rodriguez vs. Isaac Hlatshwayo IBF welter title headliner at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT.

Undefeated middleweight contender, Norwalk, Connecticut's own "Marvelous" Tarvis Simms (24-0-1, 11KO) makes his anticipated Star Boxing return when he takes on an opponent TBA in an eight round middleweight contest. More...

On August 1st, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing brings world championship boxing back to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT when Star Boxing's Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) takes on Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO) for the vacant IBF Welterweight championship of the world. More...

On August 1st, Star Boxing's IBF #2 rated, Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) will fight for the Vacant IBF Welterweight Championship of the world.

He takes on IBF #3 rated Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO) in a rematch of their highly entertaining draw that took place in November in Hlatshwayo's home country of South Africa. More...

Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing won the purse bid for the Vacant IBF Welterweight Championshi between Star Boxing's IBF #2 rated Delvin Rodriguez (24-2-2, 14KO) and IBF #3 rated Isaac Hlatshwayo (28-1-1, 10KO).

The winning bid was $136,000. Star Boxing, who promotes Rodriquez, beat out the bid of Branco Sports Productions, whose bid was $127,500. More...

Welterweights Delvin Rodriguez, 23-2-2 (14), and Isaac Hlatshwayo, 28-1-1 (10), battled to a 12 round draw on Monday night in Hlatshwayo's home country of South Africa. At stake in the bout was an IBF #1 ranking and future date with IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey.

From the opening bell it was an entertaining fight as Hlatshwayo looked to press the action while the sharp shooting Rodriguez was content on firing off crisp combinations from the outside. More...

On Monday, November 17, Star Boxing's Delvin Rodriguez, 23-2-1 (14), of Danbury, CT, looks to take one step closer to achieving every boxers ultimate goal of becoming a world champion, when he battles Isaac "Angel" Hlatshwayo, 28-1 (10), of Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, at the Emperors Palace in South Africa in a twelve round welterweight eliminator for the IBF number one ranking. More...