Sunny Edwards: record, next fight and profile →
A fighter previously linked to a leader of an international super cartel has accused his opponent of having a drug connection. The always outspoken Sunny Edwards somehow outdid himself during the final pre-fight press conference ahead of his U.S. debut. The unbeaten IBF flyweight titlist is convinced that Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez relies on the use of illegal
Former two division world champion Timothy Bradley is backing Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez to defeat Sunny Edwards when the unbeaten boxers stake their belts in a high-stakes unification. The IBF, WBO flyweight unification takes place on Saturday night at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
By Cliff Rold - Eventually, youth is served. Both Sunny Edwards and Jesse Rodriguez have done their part to get it served in recent vintage. Edwards won his flyweight belt by knocking off one of the flyweight stalwarts of the last decade and change. When Edwards knocked off Moruti Mthalane in 2021, it was Mthalane’s first loss since suffering a cut stoppage versus Nonito Donaire in 2008. He’s defended four times since and called for a chance to face other titlists all along.
Rodriguez, Edwards Weights Photos Gallery - Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards put their belts on the line in their first ever unification bouts. WBO king Rodriguez (18-0 11 KOs) returns to the state where he landed his first World title back in February 2022 when he defeated Carlos Cuadras to land the WBC Super-Flyweight strap. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez kept everyone waiting for Friday’s weigh-in, though already after he made weight. The two-division and reigning WBO flyweight titleholder ran late for what was later revealed as the ceremonial weigh-in ahead of his unification bout versus IBF champ Sunny Edwards. Rodriguez tipped the scales at a fit 111.6 pounds, while Edwards was 111.6 pounds.
Julio Cesar Martinez was scheduled to have his own 112-pound title fight Saturday night against Venezuela’s Angelino Cordova in a fight Showtime was going air from The Armory in Minneapolis. However, the fight was postponed on Thursday, when it was revealed that Martinez was dealing with visa issues and unable to enter the United States in time for the fight.
Jesse Rodriguez has mostly been mild-mannered throughout the buildup of his flyweight title unification fight against IBF belt holder Sunny Edwards on Saturday.
Jesse Rodriguez, Sunny Edwards Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez and Sunny Edwards put their belts on the line in their first ever unification bouts. WBO king Rodriguez (18-0 11 KOs) returns to the state where he landed his first World title back in February 2022 when he defeated Carlos Cuadras to land the WBC Super-Flyweight strap. (photos by Ed Mulholland)
By Cliff Rold - 47 years. That’s how long the flyweight division in boxing went between the time Salvatore Burruni was stripped of the WBA’s 112 pound belt, in an era when the WBC was still considered fledgling, and the first alphabet unification clash in the division. 2012 gave us Brian Viloria’s win over Tyson Marquez to unify the WBA and WBO belts, a pair of straps that stayed in
It doesn’t appear that WBO champion Jesse Rodriguez is long for 112 pounds. The boxer nicknamed “Bam” is getting ready for his 112-pound title unification bout against IBF crown holder Sunny Edwards on Saturday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona on DAZN.