Top contender for victory in the nomination discovery of the year WBC super flyweight champion (up to 52.2 kg) 22-year-old American Jesse Rodriguez (16-0, 11 KOs)
next fight will be September 17 in Las Vegas (USA) on
DAZN PPV – will perform in the second fight of the evening Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 3.
The name of the opponent of the ward Robert Garcia is not reported.
Earlier this year, Rodriguez first took possession of the vacant belt by defeating seasoned ex-champion from Mexico Carlos Cuadras, and in his debut defense effortlessly defeated the ex-fighter from P4P rating Srisaketa Sor Rungvisai from Thailand.
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Whoever is Rodriguez’s opponent, it looks like it won’t be world champions in the division below Briton Sunny Edwards (18-0, 4 KOs) or Mexican Julio Cesar Martinez (18-2, 14 KOs), whom he was previously matched with.
Promoter Eddie HearnMatchroom Boxing) has already made an offer to Edwards for unification against Martinez and even remembers that the Mexican has a mandatory challenger – MacWilliams Arroyo from Puerto Rico. Boss Matchroom Boxing promises to fix it.
It is possible that in September Jesse Rodriguez will go up against the former leader of the pound. Earlier, Hearn said of the young champion: “Those fighters come along once in a generation.”
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