Arturo Gatti vs. Wilson Rodriguez

Arturo Gatti 130 lbs beat Wilson Rodriguez 128 lbs by KO at 2:16 in round 6 of 12

• Date: 1996-03-23
• Location: Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York, USA
• Referee: Wayne Kelly
• Judge: George Colon 47-46
• Judge: John Poturaj 45-48
• Judge: Manuel De las Casas 45-48

• International Boxing Federation Junior Lightweight Title (1st defense of Gatti)
  
• Time: 2:16
• Weights: Gatti 130 lbs, Rodriguez 128 lbs

Notes

• Gatti was down in round two.
• After losing a point for low blows in round 5, Gatti floors Rodriguez with a hook to the body during the last minute of the round.
• After landing many borderline body blows in round six, Gatti knocks out Rodriguez with a left hook to the head. It would take more than a minute for Rodriguez to get off the canvas and reach his corner.
• By the end of the fight, Gatti was sporting a knob-like puff under the right eye.