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sports2 years ago

Jesse Rodriguez Dominates Sunny Edwards to Unify Flyweight Titles

Jesse Rodriguez unifies the WBO and IBF flyweight titles with a ninth-round TKO victory over Sunny Edwards. Rodriguez slowly broke down Edwards before flooring him with a jab to the body followed by an overhand left. Edwards survived but was severely marked up and couldn't see out of either eye by the end of the fight. Rodriguez was ahead on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Future Hall of Famer Juan Francisco Estrada could be Rodriguez's next opponent.

sports2 years ago

Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez Makes History with WBO Flyweight Title Win.

Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez won a unanimous decision over Cristian Gonzalez to claim the WBO flyweight title in San Antonio, becoming the first Gen-Z boxer to win titles in two weight divisions. Rodriguez landed 231-of-696 total shots (33.2%) according to unofficial punchstat numbers, in his first fight after vacating his WBC junior bantamweight title to drop down in weight. However, Rodriguez was taken to a nearby hospital after the fight, with concerns among his team of a broken jaw.

sports2 years ago

Live Results and Analysis: Shakur Stevenson vs. Shuichiro Yoshino Boxing Match.

Shakur Stevenson moves up to face Shuichiro Yoshino in a 12-round WBC lightweight title eliminator, while Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez faces Cristian Gonzalez for the WBO vacant flyweight title in the main event of a DAZN card. Stevenson was stripped of his WBC and WBO junior lightweight belts after missing weight ahead of his fight against Robson Conceicao in September. Stay tuned for live updates and analysis.