WBC super flyweight champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) made easy work of challenger Pedro Guevara (42-5-1, 22 KOs), destroying him in the third round of a scheduled twelve-round fight on Saturday . night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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Looking massive in size compared to the smaller 35-year-old Guevara, 24-year-old ‘Bam’ Rodriguez walked the Mexican fighter from the opening bell. Surprisingly, Guevara chose to trade power shots rather than move, ultimately spoiling the slim chances he had to win.
In the third round, Bam Rodriguez backed Guevara up against the ropes and dropped him with a left to the head.
Guevara got up quickly and steamed straight into the teeth of Bam’s offense. He was quickly knocked down a second time, but this time with a left uppercut that dropped him face first. on the canvas. Referee Ricky Gonzalez knew instinctively that Guevara wasn’t going to get up, and he stopped the fight. The time of the stoppage was at 2:40 of round three.
Bam Rodriguez was interviewed in the ring and he said he wants a unification fight against one of the other champions at Super Flyweight next. If neither, he said he would like to face 37-year-old former four-division world champion Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez next.
There was some booing from the audience when Bam Rodriguez said he wanted the Chocolatito fight, possibly because some fans felt Gonzalez was old. They don’t want him to have his career ended by a fighter so much younger than him, like 24-year-old Bam Rodriguez. In recent fights over the past two years, Bam has beaten these older fighters:
– Juan Francisco Estrada: 34
– Carlos Cuadras: 36
– Srisaket Sor Rungvisai: 37
Fans would prefer Bam Rodriguez to move up to 118 and face Junto Nakatani next or move up to 122 to face undisputed champion Naoya Inoue. As big as Bam looked tonight, he could easily fight at featherweight at 126. His size is one reason for his success in these lower weight classes. He is greater than his opposition.
Last updated on 11/09/2024
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