Phumelele Cafu blocking out negativity ahead of 'Bam' Rodriguez
Unbeaten South African Phumelela Cafu knows that, despite his WBO junior bantamweight title, he will be the underdog when he fights Jesse Rodriguez in Frisco, Texas, in July.
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BoxingScene’s Midweek Mailbag: Emanuel Navarrete-Charly Suarez controversy and more
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle your thoughts on the frustrating end to last weekend’s title fight between Emanuel Navarrete and Charly Suarez, whether heavyweight prospect Dainier Pero has been exposed, some praise for Anthony Cacace following his stoppage win of Leigh Wood, and a desire for Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez to face opponents who are in their prime.
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Vergil Ortiz and 'Bam' Rodriguez provide career updates from Times Square
Unbeaten junior-middleweight Vergil Ortiz and junior-featherweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez discuss their next steps.
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‘Bam’ Rodriguez-Phumelela Cafu unification; Diego Pacheco-Trevor McCumby set for July 19
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was determined to further unify the junior bantamweight division for his next outing and he will get his wish against Phumelela Cafu
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Eddie Hearn hopes to sign Bam-Martinez within two weeks
Eddie Hearn is giving his attempts to make Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez-Fernando “Puma” Martinez another two weeks.
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Eddie Hearn: Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez-Fernando Martinez is ‘one of the best fights in boxing’
The fight would be a unification bout between Rodriguez, who is the lineal champion and WBC titleholder, and Martinez, who has the WBA belt.
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Bam Rodriguez eyes May return, unification and then Junto Nakatani, says trainer
Junior bantamweight titleholder Bam Rodriguez could return to the ring in a May unification fight before turning his sights to a step up against bantamweight titlist Junto Nakatani, according to his trainer Robert Garcia
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BoxingScene roundtable: Who will be considered the pound-for-pound king in 12 months’ time?
The BoxingScene writers try to predict boxing's future pound-for-pound number one
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Who will be the Fighter of 2025? BoxingScene contributors make their picks
This year it was Oleksandr Usyk who dominated the Fighter of the Year stakes but who will win the gong at the end of 2025?
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BoxingScene roundtable: What is the most 'fun' fight to make in 2025?
Boxing has a history of making 'fun' fights, some which guaranteed excitement from the offset and others that we didn't expect to be made at all
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