Promoter Eddie Hearn believes Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is a future “pound-for-pound #1” as he heads into his fight this Saturday, November 9th, against Pedro Guevara. With all the praise that Matchroom Boxing promoter Hearn is giving ‘Bam,’ he has a lot of pressure on him.
Thus far, Rodriguez has been matched against a lot of older fighters against these guys:
– Juan Francisco Estrada – 34
– Srisaket Sor Rungvisai – 37
– Carlos Cuadras – 36
Guevara is 35 years old, so he fits in perfectly with the type of opposition that Bam Rodriguez has been fighting. If Guerara has anything left in the tank, he could make it an interesting fight because Bam is there to be hit.
Bam Rodriguez didn’t perform well in his fight against Israel Gonzalez, and took a lot of facial damage in that fight.That was an eye-opener for some, making it clear that Bam is beatable when matched against someone that isn’t old and can hit him back.
The 24-year-old Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) will be defending his WBC super flyweight title against interim champion Guevara (42-4-1, 22 KOs) in the co-feature spot on the Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis vs. Karen Chukhadzhian II card at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Hearn believes that Bam Rodriguez can win world titles at 118 and 122. He’s certainly big enough to fight in those weight classes because in between fights, he looks massive in size. Rodriguez doesn’t resemble a super flyweight.
“I think Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is a pound-for-pound future #1 in the sport. This guy has so many levels to get to,” said Eddie Hearn to Matchroom Boxing, ahead of WBC super flyweight champion Jesse Rodriguez’s title defense this Saturday against Pedro Guevara.
“He’s still such a young man. He’s already a multi-weight world champion. We want him to unify the division at super flyweight. I believe he’s going to go on and win at bantam and super bantam. This kid has it all.
“They’re definitely mentioning me as one of the greats in the lower-weight classes with the way I’ve been able to beat the so-called legends, but I’ve been able to stop a couple of them. That really opens people’s eyes,” said Bam Rodriguez.
“It’s more motivation to live up to what they’re saying. I don’t want to go out there and perform bad and mess up my reputation. Every day, I’m in the gym, trying to perform better than my last performance,” said Rodriguez.
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