Former two-weight world champion Jesse “BAM” Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KOs) came face-to-face with Christian Gonzalez (15-1, 5 KOs) at the famous “Alamo” in San Antonio, Texas, to kick off fight week for their clash for the vacant WBO flyweight title at the Boeing Center, live worldwide on DAZN.
Rodriguez stated, “Gonzalez is ranked #2, he’s tall, he’s lengthy and he likes to move a lot. So, we’ve been working on how I will close the distance and cut off the ring, I’ve been sparring taller guys so on April 8, there’s not going to be a problem for me to go in there and show what we’ve been working on.”
Definitely looking forward to seeing Bam again and at closer to his natural weight. Would LOVE to see him and Martinez fight at some point. Same card has MJ – Tapales as well.
This fight crept up a bit under the radar, didn’t realise it was this weekend. 5 KO’s in 16 fights doesn’t provide much risk power wise, will be good to see how Bam handles a tall lanky guy. Will he chop him down or boring 12 round decision
I wonder what Gonzalez is going to do to beat Rodriguez ? It seems that BAM is going to have an easy night.. It’s very difficult to beat a guy so fast and skilled than Rodriguez when you’re a knock-out artist then imagine without power; it’s an impossible task in my opinion..