A move in weight to bantamweight is set to be next for Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, with the southpaw aiming to become a three weight champion.
Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (23-0, 16ko’s) is a two weight unified world champion and pound for pound star.
Signed with Matchroom Boxing, Bam has looked a cut above the rest at super flyweight.
His aggressive heavy hitting style has captured the imagination of boxing fans, and is placed well in the top ten of the Ring Magazine rankings.
High level fighters Juan Francisco Estrada, Sunny Edwards and Fernando Daniel Martinez have all been dominated by the man from Texas.
A move in weight to bantamweight seems to be in the works for Rodriguez, but what will that ensue?
118lbs has three world champions currently, Christian Medina, Jose Salas Reyes, and Antonio Vargas.
A fighter of Bam’s calibre will be confident of unifying this division.
First reported by Julius Julianis on X, it is believed that Antonio Vargas (19-1-1, 11ko’s) will be the first opponent for the 26 year old southpaw.
The mega fight in the lower weights is at super bantamweight.
Undisputed super bantamweight star Naoya Inoue will fight Japanese rival Junto Nakatani in Tokyo this May.
A future fight with the winner is what will provide Rodriguez with the recognition both financially and commercially he desires.
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