Jesse Rodriguez: record, next fight and profile →
NEW YORK–Promoter Eddie Hearn does not see the point for Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez to drop back down to the 112-pound division. The 22-year-old Rodriguez defended his WBC 115-pound belt last Saturday night in his hometown of San Antonio in mesmerizing fashion, defeating dangerous veteran Srisaket Sor Rungvisai by eighth-round stoppage.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Ask any old-school reporter and he/she will tell you. Every now and then, you’ve got to clean out the notebook. And after a week that featured the arrival of a new star at 115 pounds, the announcement of a new circus at 200 pounds and the anniversary of a great fighter’s great night at 126 pounds, here goes.
Jesse Rodriguez has signed an extension to his long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Rodriguez put pen to paper following his sensational stoppage win over Srisaket Sor Rungvisai at the Tech Port Arena in his San Antonio hometown on Saturday night; thrilling his home crowd with an imperious performance from opening bell to the blistering barrage that ended matters in the eighth round.
Boxing fans who follow the lower third of the scale have been treated to a golden era at Jr. bantamweight over the last six or so years. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez wants to keep the party going.
Not even the most impressive victory of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez’s career could dissuade his trainer from thinking that his talented charge belongs at a lower weight class.
By Corey Erdman - There’s been a constant pattern throughout Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez’s life of Jesse rejecting the notion that somewhere wasn’t his place or that it wasn’t quite his time. As a diminutive child, his dreams of football stardom were short-lived. Fortuitously, as an eight-year old football player, his fellow running back was now-featherweight pro Ricky Medina, who had already started boxing. His brother Joshua Franco, now-WBA super flyweight champion, had picked up the new sport already, one Jesse didn’t really follow or know much about. Jesse followed his brother to the gym for two straight weeks before deciding he would give fighting a shot too.
A dare to be great has positioned Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez to potentially run the tables in a division that wasn’t in his sights at the start of the year. Boxing’s youngest reigning champion drew industry wide accolades yet again, the latest heap of praise courtesy of his eighth-round stoppage of former two-time 115-pound champ Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. The 22-year-old Rodriguez floored the
Jesse Rodriguez planted himself into the elite level with a stunning stoppage win over Srisaket Sor Rungvisai to defend his WBC world super flyweight title on home soil in San Antonio, Texas.
Rodriguez, Sor Sungvisai Fight Photos Gallery - Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, Texas - Jesse Rodriguez (16-0, 11 KOs) made a statement by beating down, dropping and stopping Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (50-6-1, 43 KOs) in the eight round to retain the WBC super flyweight title. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
WBC super flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez came into this fight averaging 8.1 jabs landed per round. He landed an average of 40% of his total punches and 48.6% of his power punches.