Jesse Rodriguez: record, next fight and profile →
Texas’ Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is considered one of the rising stars of his generation. The undefeated WBC junior bantamweight champion is one of 10 fighters below the age of 25 with the potential for greatness due to their exceptional qualities.
Matchroom's Eddie Hearn, who will serve as the lead promoter for Saturday's blockbuster card at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday, recently spoke to BoxingScene on a variety of topics.
The latest, unmissable Daily Bread Mailbag covers a lot of ground with training at altitude, bad decisions, AI in boxing, the greatest upsets, the potential of Bam Rodriguez and a fantasy matchup between Hector Camacho and Floyd Mayweather Jr just a few of the subjects up for discussion.
Kazuto Ioka might be a future hall-of-famer but why are so few talking about him? One reason might be that his fights, at least for American audiences, are hard to find. Another is that his Japanese countryman, Naoya Inoue, has stolen all the headlines thanks to his spectacular style.
Jesse Rodriguez's legend and decorated dossier continues to grow.
What became obvious Saturday night is that boxing has developed a new marquee fighter in Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, the repeat junior bantamweight champion who smiled through a knockdown and then made his veteran-champion foe suffer with a devastating finishing body blow.
Eddie Hearn considers WBC junior-bantamweight champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez one of the best fighters in the world. While a fight with undisputed junior-featherweight champion Naoya Inoue remains a fantasy, Hearn believes that it could become a reality if Inoue remains at 122lbs
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez says he belongs in the top five of the pound-for-pound list after his KO win over Mexican legend Juan Francisco Estrada in Phoenix on Saturday night.
Jesse Rodriguez's KO of Juan Francisco Estrada felt like a passing of the torch, but was that their meeting's most resonant subtext? We asked our BoxingScene staff to highlight their key takeaway from Saturday’s superfight.