After Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez unified the junior bantamweight titles against Phumelele Cafu on Saturday, the Texan told the South African he had meant no disrespect for signing for his next fight.
Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez ran the gamut from calculating to clobbering in forcing a 10th-round stoppage against Phumelele Cafu on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.
South African trainer Colin Nathan is certain his man, Phumelela Cafu, the WBO junior bantamweight champion, can cause an upset and stun Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in Texas.
For the second straight fight, Phumelele Cafu has traveled to take on a reigning titlist in his home region. This time it comes Saturday against Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in Frisco, Texas.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, WBC junior bantamweight champion made weight, as did WBO counterpart Phumelele Cafu, writes Jake Donovan
Far too often, talks of fights to be made down the road overtake a bout already on a fighter’s plate, but the opposite has been the case for Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez.
BoxingScene's David Greisman takes us through one of the busiest fight weekends of the year.
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez vs. Phumelele Cafu is on Saturday, July 19. The broadcast will begin at 7 p.m. Eastern Time (midnight BST).
Unbeaten two-division and reigning lineal and WBC junior bantamweight champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez is now due for back-to-back unification bouts should everything go his way later this month.
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.