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NAME: DELVIN RODRIGUEZ
JR. MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER
Favorite movie(s)?
Terminator
Favorite TV show(s)?
Everybody Loves Raymond
Musical taste?
Bachata Y Merengue
First job?
McDonald's
First car?
Toyota Supra
If you weren't a fighter, what would you be doing?
I'd be a musician.
Favorite animal?
Dog
Favorite food/meal?
My mom's rice and beans.
Favorite junk food?
Taco Bell
Hobbies/Interests?
I enjoy playing the guitar.
Childhood hero(es)?
My uncle.
Favorite fight(s)?
Holyfield vs. Bowe
Favorite fighter(s) to watch?
"The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya
Pre-fight ritual?
I pray to God to give me strength, and I open up my mind.
If you could fight anyone in time, who would it be?
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
If you were a superhero, which one would you be?
Professor Charles from X-Men
Celebrity crush?
Amelia Vega
Greatest moment?
When my mom went back to the Dominican Republic to bring me and my sister back, and when my son was born.
Most painful moment?
Waiting for my mom to come get me and my sister from the Dominican Republic as a child.
Most embarrassing moment?
Getting in trouble in school for walking out of class without permission to go to the bathroom. I didn't speak English; wet my pants.
Bonus: Name something that most people don't know about you?
I'm a sentimental guy who likes to write Spanish love songs.