24 yr previous Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez once more lived as much as his ring nickname final evening, this as he ‘bammed out’ a beforehand unstopped Pedro Guevera of Mexico. Rodriguez, defending his WBA and Ring Journal tremendous flyweight titles, regarded ferocious as he twice dropped 35 yr previous Guevera, now 42-5-1(22), with him ending issues within the third spherical. For certain, “Bam” was capable of ship on his promise of a KO win, whereas co-headliner Jaron “Boots” Ennis needed to make do with a second broad determination over Karen Chukhadzhian.
“Bam,” now 21-0(14) is without doubt one of the hottest, most enjoyable fighters within the sport proper now no matter weight class, and a few large fights may lay in retailer for him. Folks have already started calling for “Bam” to battle “The Monster,” unified 122 pound champ Naoya Inoue, however this one doesn’t determine to occur any time quickly; as Rodgriguez mentioned himself previous to final evening’s win, he’s at the moment working down at 115, and a bounce as much as 122 won’t be rushed.
So, who could possibly be subsequent for “Bam?”
Rodriguez spoke about his want to get a unification battle, or failing that, a giant battle with Nicaraguan legend Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez.
“You noticed tonight who I’m. That is my weight class proper now,” Bam mentioned. “I desire a unification battle and I’m prepared proper now. If I can’t get a unification battle, then I’ll battle [Roman Gonzalez]. Why not? That’ll be badass!”
Gonzalez, 52-4(42) is a no-doubt-about-it future Corridor of Famer, and he has already given us some particular fights and nights. However at age 37, has “Chocolatito” received sufficient left to have the ability to push “Bam,” to check him on the highest stage? Gonzalez is coming off a win over Rober Barrera, however previous to that he engaged in two wars with Juan Francisco Estrada, with a win over Julio Cesar Martinez in-between. How a lot did the 2 Estrada battles take out of Gonzalez?
When it comes to “Bam” getting a unification battle at 115 kilos, the opposite champions are Phumelele Cafu, who lately snatched the WBO belt with a detailed, thrilling determination win over common crowd-pleaser Kosei Tanaka, and Fernando Martinez, who holds each the WBA and IBF belts.
Nearly as good as he’s – can we are saying nice? – “Bam” could be a major favorite over each males, as he would step within the ring a giant favorite over Gonzalez. Can “Bam” get all of the gold at tremendous flyweight?
