
Juan Francisco Estrada: record, next fight and profile →


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.

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez described as “shocking” the scores that existed at the time of his stoppage of Juan Francisco Estrada

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez outlanded Juan Francisco Estrada and showed more efficiency in his offense in a seventh-round knockout win Saturday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.

Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez captured a junior bantamweight belt for the second time Saturday, this time by seventh-round knockout against Mexican legend and longtime pound-for-pound resident Juan Francisco Estrada.

Boxing returns to Phoenix Suns on Saturday night, when Mexico’s reigning champion Juan Francisco Estrada meets 10-years-younger, two-division champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in a WBC junior bantamweight title fight.


The seismographs are shaking. The anticipation is growing. That’s because a rumble is coming. For the past year and a half, the supervolcano that once was the super flyweight division has been quiet. Not quite dormant, but nowhere near as active or explosive as it had been in recent years.

Robert Garcia Jr. said this week that Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, the junior bantamweight he assists in training alongside his father Robert Garcia, wants the best fights possible. Rodriguez's upcoming fight with Juan Francisco Estrada is just a taste of what is to come.

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Juan Francisco Estrada made weight Friday morning at the official weigh-in for the junior bantamweight title Saturday at Footprint Center.