Via Jeff Aaron: WBC super flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez weighed 114.6 lbs in Friday’s bout for his first defense against dangerous WBC 2nd place contender Srisaket Sor Rungvisai for their championship on the evening of Saturday, June 25 at the Tech Port Arena in San Antonio, Texas.
Former WBC super flyweight champion Rungvisai (50-5-1, 43 KOs) also weighs 114.6 lbs and is in great shape.
This is a questionable move given that 22-year-old Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez will part ways to defend his newly won WBC title against a dangerous puncher like Rungvisai.
It’s great that Bam Rodriguez won the vacant 115-lb WBC title earlier this year against Carlos Cuadras, his predecessor, but that’s basically just a gimme. The 33-year-old Cuadras is not a fighter like he used to be and he doesn’t fight anywhere near the level of Rungvisai.
If 35-year-old Rungvisai has lost something in the game since losing to Juan Francisco Estrada in 2019, Bam Rodriguez could win the decisive round 12 against him, but it will still be a very close match. difficult.
The power that Rungivisai possesses will be a nightmare for Bam Rodriguez, and he will be ruined if he tries to take down the Thai boxer.
Unfortunately, the co-feature match between WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez and McWilliams Arroyo was no longer taking place. Martinez withdrew his card due to illness.
It’s a shame because that fight has eclipsed the top in terms of excitement.
“My first match with Matchroom was against Carlos Cuadras, and I am very grateful to the Matchroom team,” Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez told DAZN.
Lower body weight
- Jesus Martinez 120 lbs. compared to Keven Monroy 120.2 lbs.
- Nikita Ababiy 156.6 lbs. versus Noe Larios Jr. 156.4 lbs.
- Raymond Ford 125.8 lbs. versus Richard Medina Jr. 125.4 lbs.
- Jessica McCaskill 144 lbs. compared to Alma Ibarra 144.4 lbs.
- Murodjon Akhmadaliev 121.2 lbs. compared to Ronny Rios is 121.8 lbs.
Beating a boxer like Rungvisai, he was there with the greats at 115. So winning against him would not only boost my confidence but also give my career a boost. .
“It was probably one of the hardest title defenses I could take on in my first title defense, but I had no problem with that,” said Bam Rodriguez.
“Robert Garcia was a world champion himself, which makes him a great coach. He knows what he has to do in every situation and that really helps a lot in world titles.
“For Mikey Garcia, just have him in the gym, look at him for what he’s done in sports. That’s what every boxer wants to achieve. On top of that is more motivation.
“Mikey not only encouraged me in the gym but he also put me on exercise cards and helped a lot in my career. Without Mikey Garcia, I probably wouldn’t have had a chance to fight on a Matchroom card.
“I know what kind of champion Carlos Cuadras is, and I expect a very tough fight in terms of how it goes.
