Martín Vicente Rodríguez’s WBO Title Shot
On November 26, 2011, Martín Vicente Rodríguez challenged Adrien Broner for the vacant WBO super-featherweight title in Cincinnati, Ohio. Broner won by knockout in the third round.
Martín Vicente Rodríguez, also listed as Vicente Martín Rodríguez, is an Argentine professional boxer from Eldorado, Misiones. His career included a challenge for the vacant WBO super featherweight championship against Adrien Broner.
Rodríguez met Broner on November 26, 2011, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. The WBO title had become vacant after Ricky Burns moved up to lightweight. Broner won by knockout at 1:43 of the third round to claim the championship.
The bout record identifies Rodríguez as an Argentine contender making his second professional appearance outside his home country. His previous overseas assignment was a decision loss to William Kickett in Australia in 2008.
Rodríguez also fought Sergio Escobar on July 20, 2012, at Club Sportivo Escobar in Argentina. The domestic contest followed his November 2011 WBO championship challenge against Adrien Broner in Cincinnati.
Rodríguez’s title opportunity came because Burns moved up to lightweight and left the WBO belt vacant. That change turned the Cincinnati bout into a championship contest rather than a defense against an established titleholder. Broner won by a third-round knockout, so Rodríguez’s appearance is best understood as a world-title challenge against a rising American contender, not as a title reign. His earlier overseas fight in Australia also shows that the Cincinnati bout was not his first professional assignment outside Argentina (BoxRec bout record).
Rodríguez’s career extended well beyond his first world-championship opportunity in Cincinnati. He continued fighting in Argentina after the Broner loss, including his contest against Sergio Escobar. Those records distinguish his overseas championship challenge from his subsequent domestic bouts (BoxRec career record; BoxerList chronology).
Broner’s early stoppage decided the vacant WBO championship in Cincinnati, while Rodríguez continued competing on the professional circuit after the defeat. The result remains his defining world-title opportunity at super featherweight.
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