Cherry vs Rhodes FULL FIGHT: June 28, 2016 - PBC on FS1

(June 29, 2016) – Former title challenger Edner Cherry (35-7-2, 19 KOs) defeated contender Lydell Rhodes (23-2-1, 11 KOs) by unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93 X 2) in a 10-round super featherweight main event of Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa. Cherry, of Wauchula, Fla. who trains out of St. Pete Boxing Club with welterweight champion Keith Thurman, got off to an early lead in the second round, landing a left that stumbled Rhodes briefly. A former football standout and wrestler in high school, who has competed in both boxing and mixed martial arts professionally, Oklahoma City’s Rhodes made the fight physical and ugly early. Rhodes said, “He held and a lot which made it tough to get in a rhythm.” “He was slick,” answered Cherry. “So I held because I didn’t want him to get in those quick shots.” A sloppy round five saw both fighters slip to the canvas, but neither was ruled a knockdown. What became a wrestling ma