
Sunny Edward Wants Bam Rodriguez Ringside For Felix Alvarado Defense
Sunny Edwards has invited US rival Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez to be at ringside in Sheffield to watch him run the “gauntlet” thrown down by Felix Alvarado.
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Sunny Edwards has invited US rival Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez to be at ringside in Sheffield to watch him run the “gauntlet” thrown down by Felix Alvarado.

Bam Rodriguez, Gonzalez Fight Photos Gallery - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas - WBC super flyweight champion Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Israel Gonzalez (28-5-1, 11 KOs) in a fight that was much tougher than expected. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

LAS VEGAS – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s third fight of 2022 was his most difficult. Israel Gonzalez was a huge underdog Saturday night, but the determined Mexican gave Rodriguez more trouble than either of the two former WBC super flyweight champions provided in his previous pair of fights. Rodriguez unanimously out-pointed the game Gonzalez, but Gonzalez proved to be tough and durable throughout their 12-round fight for Rodriguez’s WBC 115-pound championship.

LAS VEGAS – Eddie Hearn doesn’t think there is any active 115-pound boxer Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez couldn’t beat. That includes Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez. In fact, if Rodriguez defeats Israel Gonzalez on the Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin undercard Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena, he’ll make a relatively quick return

LAS VEGAS – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez was preparing to fight another nondescript opponent on an undercard at a minor-league baseball stadium at this time last year.

Rodriguez, Gonzalez Weights Photos Gallery - This Saturday night is the third installment of the classic modern rivalry between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, with the Mexican king putting his undisputed Super-Middleweight crown on the line against Kazakhstan's reigning WBA and IBF Middleweight ruler in the most anticipated match up of 2022. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

LAS VEGAS – Gennadiy Golovkin gave an intense Canelo Alvarez a smile as they were separated on stage Friday following their ceremonial weigh-in. Now that they’ve made weight at a jam-packed plaza outside of T-Mobile Arena, these rivals barely have to wait 24 more hours for their third fight. Four years and two days after Alvarez won their 12-round middleweight championship rematch by majority decision, they will return to T-Mobile Arena to compete in another 12-rounder for Alvarez’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super middleweight crowns.

Rodriguez, Gonzalez Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - This Saturday night is the third installment of the classic modern rivalry between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, with the Mexican king putting his undisputed Super-Middleweight crown on the line against Kazakhstan's reigning WBA and IBF Middleweight ruler in the most anticipated match up of 2022. (photos by Ed Mulholland)

Out of respect for his opponents, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez has normally refused to look past the task at hand. But while he’s largely thrown on his blinders and focused his efforts on taking down his longtime rival, Juan Francisco Estrada, the emergence of Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has been difficult to ignore.

The career of Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez appeared to be going according to plan. Through 14 pro bouts, his record stood spotless. As he continued to make his way up the flyweight leaderboards, the San Antonio native knew good and well