Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez today predicted victory in his three-belt super flyweight unification fight against champion Fernando ‘Puma’ Martinez for their 12-round contest this Saturday at Ring IV’s event on November 22nd at the ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Matchroom-promoted WBA and WBO super flyweight champion Rodriguez (22-0, 15 KOs) takes on undefeated WBA champion ‘Puma’ Martinez (18-0, 9 KOs). This is one of 25-year-old Bam Rodriguez’s toughest fights of his career, and it could draw attention from the other fights on this card.
Rodriguez vs. Martinez fights on the undercard of David Benavidez vs. Anthony Yarde on DAZN PPV. The event costs $59.99 for US and Canadian fans. In the UK the price is £24.99. There’s also the DAZN Ultimate tier, which covers Saturday’s Ring IV: Night of the Champions event.
“This is the guy. This is everyone’s favorite fighter in boxing. This is everyone’s favorite fighter on the card, and this is definitely one of our favorite fighters,” Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn said during today’s final press conference about Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.
Hearn does his job by promoting his fighter, ‘Bam’ Rodriguez, as “everyone’s favorite fighter.” Rodriguez is a good fighter, but calling him “everyone’s favorite” is a stretch. As for the favorite fighter, it will be hard to call.
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“This is the only reigning Ring Magazine champion on this card. This guy has done it all. Trainer Robert Garcia and Kevin Rooney have been telling me about this guy for years and years. In just one week’s notice, he (Rodriguez) moved up two divisions to win the (WBC super flyweight) world title to beat Carlos Cuadras (on February 5, 202),” he never looked back at 202. Rodriguez.
If the 34-year-old Argentinian defeats Martinez ‘Bam’ Rodriguez on Saturday, Hearn will have to do some explaining about what went wrong. He is being groomed for an ultimate fight against Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue. Losing to ‘Pum’ Martinez would be a huge blow to his career. Martinez looked impressive, knock Kazuto Ioka in rugby fighting in Japan.
“Tune in on DAZN this saturday night. You will see what Eddie Hearn said about me. I am a special fighter. I’m going to go out there and prove to everybody again,” Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez said at today’s final press conference for his unification fight against Fernando Martinez this Saturday.
Rodriguez has looked and beaten like pure gold in his last four fights Phumelela Cafu, Pedro Guevara, Juan Francisco Estrada and Sunny Edwards since 2023. What makes those wins more impressive is that ‘Bam’ stopped all four of them. So it’s understandable why Hearn gushes about how big Rodriguez is.
“It’s going to be another fantastic performance from myself, and I’m ready to go out there and get the job done,” said ‘Bam’ Rodriguez. “Come Saturday night, I’m going to emerge victorious and take these belts back to them (kids).”
Last updated on 20/11/2025
