Promoter Eddie Hearn expects a large crowd of 12,000 on Saturday for a unification fight between the WBC Super Flyweight Champion Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez and WBO champion Phumelela Cafu in the Ford Center in the Star in Frisco, Texas.
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Saturday’s Rodriguez-Cafu event is displayed Live on dazn Start at 7pm ET/4:00 pm pt. The ring step is about 19:41 Et/4: 41 pm pt.
Bam Rodriguez: Star Status
“Working with these guys at the Dallas Cowboys is incredible. We have about 12,000 here on Saturday, which is very pleasant, especially for Bam. He is now recognized as a world star and a true superstar in the boxing sports,” Eddie Hearn said Fighting typeTalk about Jesse Rodriguez’s fight against Phumelela Cafu on Saturday.
Bam a star, but not a PPV attraction, and he still has to taste the big money that less talented non-champions regularly enjoy. The 115 pound division is not popular enough for the fighters to get the kind of wallets that boxers get in other weight classes.
“He is a world champion, a phenomenal fighter. He has a great power, he is very uncomfortable, he has long levers, and he is a world champion. He is very confident, ‘says Hearn about Cafu. “For me, it’s one of the right top fights in box. It is a true unification between champion and champion, and we look forward to it. ‘
The only notable fighter who beat the South African Cafu, 26, during his seven-year career is WBO champion Kosei Tanaka, which he made with a 12-round decision last October. It was a good performance by Cafu, but he still does not have the experience for fans to know how well he will perform against Bam Rodriguez.
Future Fighting Plans: Martinez
“We fought the fight with Fernando Martinez if he wins on Saturday. But Bam was focused on Saturday. It’s a big fight, but for me it is (Cafu) the most difficult battle in the section right now. So, he will be focused on what lies ahead on Saturday and then try to become incompetent in the division, ‘says Hearn.
It could be an error for Hearn to fit Bam Rodriguez against Fernando Martinez for the 22nd November card before his fight with Cafu. Bam is hit a lot, and it is the wrong man who is fighting with leaking defense. Hearn assumes that because Rodriguez remained unbeaten and beat the outdated ex-world champion Juan Francisco Estrada. Carlos Cuadras, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, and Sunny Edwards.
Last updated on 07/17/2025
