Jesse Rodriguez (boxer)

Jesse Rodríguez
Born
Jesse James Rodríguez Franco

(2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 24)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Other namesBam
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
Reach67 in (170 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins21
Wins by KO14
Medal record
Men's Amateur boxing
Representing  United States
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 St. Petersburg Pinweight

Jesse James Rodríguez Franco (born January 20, 2000) is an American professional boxer, who has held WBC and The Ring super flyweight title since June 29, 2024 and has held world championships in two weight classes, he previously held the WBC super flyweight title in 2022 and the unified WBO and IBF flyweight titles from 2023 to 2024.

Professional career

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Early career

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During his amateur career, Rodríguez won two U.S. National Youth Championships (in 2015 and 2016), as well as the 2016 U.S. Junior Open Tournament.[2][3] At the international level, he won the silver medal at the 2015 Junior World Championships.[4]

Rodríguez made his professional debut against Mauricio Cruz on March 10, 2017, after being discovered by Danny Rangel, winning by unanimous decision. By the end of 2019, Rodríguez amassed a 10–0 record, with six of those victories coming by way of stoppage.[5]

Rodríguez was scheduled to face Marco Sustaita on February 29, 2020, on the undercard of the Mikey Garcia versus Jessie Vargas bout. Rodríguez won the fight by eighth-round technical knockout.[6] Rodríguez was next scheduled to face the one-time WBC light flyweight title challenger Janiel Rivera on September 5, 2020. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, managing to drop Rivera three times by the 2 minute mark of the opening round.[7][8] Rodríguez was scheduled to fight Saul Juarez on December 12, 2020, on the undercard of the Shakur Stevenson and Toka Kahn Clary junior lightweight bout.[9] Rodríguez lived up to his role as the significant betting favorite,[10] knocking Juarez out in the second.[11]

Rodríguez was expected to challenge the reigning WBA (Regular) champion Esteban Bermudez in late 2021, however the fight was later cancelled as it didn't receive approval from the WBA.[12] Rodríguez was instead scheduled to face Jose Alejandro Burgos on October 16, 2021,[13] whom he beat by a fourth-round knockout.[14]

WBC super flyweight champion

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Rodriguez vs. Cuadras

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Rodriguez was expected to face Fernando Diaz for the WBC USNBC flyweight title on February 5, 2022, on the undercard of the vacate WBC super-flyweight title bout between Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Carlos Cuadras.[15] Soon after this fight was revealed, it was announced that Rodriguez had signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing.[16] On January 31, it was announced that Rodriguez would be fighting 34 year old veteran Cuadras for the vacant title, as Rungvisai had withdrawn. For the fight Cuadras was coming off a loss and 16 months of inactivity.[17] Rodriguez won the fight by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the fight 117–110 for him, while the third judge scored the bout 115–112 in his favor. He scored the sole knockdown of the fight in the third round, flooring the former titleholder with a right uppercut. Winning the title made Rodriguez the youngest active titlist in the sport.[18]

Rodriguez vs. Sor Rungvisai

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Rodriguez was scheduled to make his first title defense against 35 year old veteran, former super flyweight titlist Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on June 25, 2022. This was Rungvisai's first fight after 16 month layoff. The title bout was booked as the main event of a DAZN broadcast card, which took place at the Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas.[19] Rodriguez won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout, stopping Sor Rungvisai with a flurry of punches at the 1:50 minute mark. He knocked his opponent down once prior to the stoppage, dropping Sor Rungvisai with a left hook a minute into the seventh round.[20] Rodriguez outlanded Sor Rungvisai in both total punches landed (233 to 84) and power punches landed (119 to 72).[21] Following this victory, Rodriguez extended his contract with Matchroom Boxing.[22]

Rodriguez vs. González

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Rodriguez made his second title defense against the three-time super flyweight world title challenger, and the #10 ranked WBC contender, Israel González. The fight was scheduled as the co-headliner of the Canelo Álvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin III DAZN pay per view, which took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada on September 17, 2022.[23] Rodriguez retained his title by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–109, 117–110 and 114–113. He was deducted a point in the eight round for landing a low blow, which left González on the canvas. González was dropped with a low blow in the eleventh round as well, although no point was deducted.[24]

On October 26, 2022, it was announced by the WBC that Rodriguez had vacated the super flyweight title in order to compete at flyweight.[25]

WBO flyweight champion

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Rodriguez vs. Gonzalez

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On October 28, 2022, the WBO ratings committee approved a request for Rodriguez to be ranked as the top contender at flyweight and immediately challenge for the title. As Junto Nakatani vacated the belt in order to move up to super flyweight, the sanctioning body ordered a vacant title bout between Rodriguez and Cristian Gonzalez, their #2 ranked flyweight contender.[26] The fight was booked to take place on April 8, 2023, at the Boeing Center at Techport in San Antonio, Texas.[27][28] Rodriguez won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 116–112, 117–111 and 118–110, to once again become the youngest active titlist in the sport. He revealed, in the post-fight interview, that he had suffered a broken jaw in the sixth round.[29] It was confirmed the following day that Rodriguez would have to undergo surgery to heal the injury.[30]

Rodriguez vs. Edwards

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Rodriguez faced the four-time defending IBF flyweight champion Sunny Edwards in the main event of a DAZN broadcast show on December 16, 2023, at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.[31] He unified the titles by a ninth-round stoppage, as Edwards retired from the contest at the end of the round. Rodriguez was able to knock his opponent down once in the ninth round, dropping Edwards for the third time in his professional career.[32][33] Rodriguez outlanded Edwards 238 to 138 in total punches and 180 to 75 in power punches, successfully landing 62% of his power shots. Afterwards, Edwards revealed he had suffered a fractured orbital bone earlier in the fight, causing him to see double.[34]

WBC super flyweight champion

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Rodriguez vs. Estrada

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It was reported on March 19, 2024, that Rodriguez was in negotiations with 34 year old veteran and WBC super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada.[35] On March 28, 2024, the fight was officially announced. The fight was scheduled to take place at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona on June 29, 2024.[36] This was Estrada's first fight in 18 months. Despite suffering the first knockdown of his professional career in the 6th round, Rodriguez won the fight by a seventh round knockout. He dropped Estrada once in the fourth round, before a second and final knockdown in the seventh round by body shot, whereupon the fight was stopped as Estrada was counted out. The three official judges were split on their scorecards at the time of the stoppage: one had the Rodriguez up 58-54, the second judge had Estrada up 57-56, while the third judge saw the fight as a 56-56 draw.[37]

Rodriguez vs. Guevara

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Rodriguez was scheduled to defend WBC super flyweight title against 35 year old veteran, former light flyweight champion Pedro Guevara on November 9, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[38][39] Rodriguez won the fight by TKO in the third round.[40][41][42]

Professional boxing record

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21 fights 21 wins 0 losses
By knockout 14 0
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 21–0 Pedro Guevara TKO 3 (12), 2:47 Nov 9, 2024 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Retained WBC and The Ring super flyweight titles
20 Win 20–0 Juan Francisco Estrada KO 7 (12), 3:00 Jun 29, 2024 Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Won WBC and The Ring super flyweight titles
19 Win 19–0 Sunny Edwards RTD 9 (12), 3:00 Dec 16, 2023 Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. Retained WBO flyweight title;
Won IBF flyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Cristian Gonzalez UD 12 Apr 8, 2023 Boeing Center at Techport, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBO flyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Israel González UD 12 Sep 17, 2022 T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Retained WBC super flyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Srisaket Sor Rungvisai TKO 8 (12), 1:50 Jun 25, 2022 Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Retained WBC super flyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Carlos Cuadras UD 12 Feb 5, 2022 Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Won vacant WBC super flyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Jose Alejandro Burgos KO 4 (10), 1:23 Oct 16, 2021 Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Saúl Juárez KO 2 (8), 2:05 Dec 12, 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Janiel Rivera KO 1 (8), 2:03 Sep 5, 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Marco Sustaita TKO 8 (10), 1:10 Feb 29, 2020 Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Cesar Garcia Torrijos TKO 3 (10), 2:23 Jul 27, 2019 Event Center, Floresville, Texas, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Rauf Aghayev TKO 3 (10), 2:50 Mar 16, 2019 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Josue Morales UD 6 Dec 1, 2018 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Edwin Reyes UD 8 Sep 30, 2018 Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, California, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Armando Vazquez KO 3 (6), 2:18 May 5, 2018 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Santiago Sanchez Bayardo TKO 1 (4), 1:33 Mar 9, 2018 Mi Mercado Event Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Jorge Mosqueira KO 2 (4), 1:22 Nov 17, 2017 Salon Mezzanine, Tijuana, Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Robert Ledesma UD 4 Jun 10, 2017 Event Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Erick Jovani Negrete TKO 1 (4), 1:39 Apr 28, 2017 Salon Mezzanine, Tijuana, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Mauricio Cruz UD 4 Mar 10, 2017 Carpa Astros, Tlalpan, Mexico

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b DAZN Boxing tale of the tape prior to the Cristian Gonzalez fight.
  2. ^ FloCombat Staff (April 1, 2016). "Sean Garcia vs Jesse Rodriguez Junior Open and Youth National Championships". flocombat.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "2016 Junior Olympic, Prep National & Youth Open Championships". sportofboxing.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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  5. ^ Random Hits (July 9, 2019). "Jesse Rodriguez vs. Cesar Garcia Torrijos in Battle of Unbeatens". boxingscene.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Sanchez, Hector (February 14, 2020). "PRESS RELEASE: GARCIA vs VARGAS CLASH FOR THE WBC DIAMOND BELT AT THE "STAR" IN FRISCO, TEXAS". inthering.net. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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  8. ^ Dawson, Alan (September 6, 2020). "A 20-year-old American bulldozed through an older opponent, knocking him down 3 times and out for good in the first round". insider.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Garcia-trained Jesse Rodriguez to fight Saul Juarez on Saturday night in Las Vegas". eu.vcstar.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Juan Francisco Estrada 		WBC super flyweight champion
February 5 – October 26, 2022
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Juan Francisco Estarda
Vacant
Title last held by
Junto Nakatani 		WBO flyweight champion
April 8, 2023 – March 29, 2024
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Anthony Olascuaga
Preceded by IBF flyweight champion
December 16, 2023 – March 27, 2024
Vacated 		Vacant
Preceded by
Juan Francisco Estrada
 WBC super-flyweight champion
June 29, 2024 – present 		Incumbent
The Ring super-flyweight champion
June 29, 2024 – present
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