Via Allan Fox: Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is struggling during the first defense of his newly won WBC super flyweight title on June 25 against knockout fighter Srisaket Sor Rungvisai at Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas.
If this fight goes badly for Bam Rodriguez, someone on his team will need to take responsibility for the decision to pit him against elite rival Rungivisai.
This is a boxer with 2 wins against Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and 1 victory over Juan Francisco Estrada. Bam Rodriguez is not going to beat those men, even now with both at 30.
Interestingly, Rodriguez’s fans think Rungvisai is old & shot. It’s not clear if they think so as he has looked impressive in his last six fights and is punching harder than ever.
22-year-old Bam Rodriguez (15-0, 10 KOs) recently claimed the vacant WBC super flyweight belt with a win over Carlos Cuadras on February 5.
Rodriguez was brought on as a last-minute substitute after Rungvisai had to withdraw from his main match against 33-year-old Cuadras, and unsurprisingly he beat him.
Before pulling out of the bout last February, former two-time WBC 115-lb champion Rungvisai (50-5-1, 43 KOs) was expected to crush shopworn fighter Cuadras, who looked nothing like martial arts. doctor that he used to be. lost to Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez at 2o16.
Bam Rodriguez’s brother is Joshua Franco, who holds the ‘regular’ WBA super flyweight belt. Like Bam, Franco is an accomplished boxer of medium strength. He wins his fight by boxing and hitting his opponent. So does Bam.
Bam Rodriguez has now signed Eddie Hearn and settled into his Matchroom Boxing, and the promoters really appreciate him. It’s great that Hearn believes in Bam, but it won’t do him any good when he takes to the ring against Rungvisai on June 25.
Coach Robert Garcia said: “Jesse may be the youngest world champion right now, but this is a match where he can prove that he belongs to the best in boxing,” coach Robert Garcia said. Coach Robert Garcia said.
“We have a lot of respect for Rungvisai, we know what he’s capable of, and he’s a great, great fighter but I also know what Jesse is capable of. I put a lot of faith in him, and I know he’s ready for this.”
Rungvisai’s 8 closest rivals:
- Kwanthai Sithmorseng
- Jomar Fajardo
- Amnat Ruenroeng
- Juan Francisco Estrada x 2
- Young Gil Bae
- Iran Diaz
- Roman Gonzalez
