Edwin Rodriguez defeats Michael Seals in thriller

"Seals was really tough. I knew he was tough going into it, but he proved it tonight. He threw hard punches, but I did what champions do. I got back up. Anyone can go down in a fight, but its if you get back up and how you get back up that matters. Sh*t happens. You just have to keep on fighting. Just like in life - you have to be able to get back up.

"He caught me with some good shots, but in the end, I was able to finish him off.

On the undercard, light heavyweight Thomas Williams Jr scored a 2nd round TKO over Humberto Savigne. Rising prospect Bryant Perrella destroyed Chaquib Fadli in the first round and Fernando Guerrero scored a 7th round TKO victory over Daniel Santos.