Jake Rodríguez

{{short description|Puerto Rican boxer}}

{{Infobox boxer

| name = Jake Rodríguez

| image =

| nickname =

| weight = Light welterweight
Welterweight
Light middleweight

| height = 5 ft 8 in

| reach =

| nationality = Puerto Rican

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|2}}

| birth_place = Arroyo, Puerto Rico

| style = Southpaw

| total = 38

| wins = 28

| KO = 8

| losses = 8

| draws = 2

}}

{{main|Pernell Whitaker vs. Jake Rodríguez}}

Evaristo "Jake" Rodríguez (born October 2, 1965) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 1997.{{Boxrec|1380}}. Retrieved July 2, 2016. In 1994 he defeated Charles Murray to become the IBF junior welterweight champion.{{Cite web |last=Hirsch |first=Jack |date=2020-03-06 |title=Jack Rodriguez - the club fighter who became king |url=https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/jack-rodriguez-the-club-fighter-who-became-king/ |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=Boxing News |language=en}} Two successful defenses of the title were made, until a loss to Kostya Tszyu in 1995. Later that year Rodríguez challenged WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker, but lost via knockout.

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!colspan="3" style="background:#C1D8FF;"|Regional titles

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{{s-bef|before=Charles Murray}}

{{s-ttl|title=IBF junior welterweight champion

|years=February 13, 1994 – January 28, 1995}}

{{s-aft|after=Kostya Tszyu}}

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