#Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Jesse Rodriguez

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"Bam" Rodriguez und Eddie Hearn kritisieren "unglaublichen" Ergebnisse der Punktrichter zum Zeitpunkt des KO-Sieges.

Es ist unglaublich, dass nur ein einziger Punktrichter, bis zum KO-Sieg von Jesse Bam Rodriguez, diesen vorne hatten. Die anderen beiden Punktrichter urteilten den Kampfverlauf bis dahin völlig konträr zu Gunsten Estradas. Bis zur 7. Runde hatten zwei der PunktrichterJuan Francisco Estrada vorne. Einfach nur unglaublich. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez beschrieb die Ergebnisse, die zum Zeitpunkt seines…

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Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Juan Francisco Estrada

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PESAJE JUAN FRANCISCO "GALLO" ESTRADA VS JESSE "BAM" RODRIGUEZ POR TITUL...

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Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Jesse Rodriguez Launch Press Conference Quotes

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Published: May 10, 2024

WBC World and Ring Magazine World Super-Flyweight titles on the line on June 29 in Phoenix, live on DAZN 

Matchroom Sport chairman Eddie Hearn     Welcome everyone to the incredible Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. This has become a real gem of a fight city for America and for all of Boxing. And what a fight we have for you on June 29, live on DAZN around the world. Two pound-four-pound greats collide. Of course, we have the reigning champion: the WBC and Ring Magazine Champion, Juan Francisco Estrada, going up against the two-division World Champion and one of the youngest stars in the sport today, the pound-for-pound great Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.    This is another example of the sport coming together to give us the best fights. And what a time for the sport of boxing, particularly with our partners DAZN. Last week, you saw a great fight between Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia live on DAZN. This weekend, we’re in Mexico for Rocky Hernandez and Erika Cruz’s world championship defenses. And, of course, next week, live around the world on DAZN, we have Fury versus Usyk from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the Undisputed World Heavyweight Championship. Jai Opetaia and Joe Cordina, our charges, are defending their world titles, too. The week after that we have Jack Catterall against Josh Taylor in one of the most-anticipated all-British clashes before we go back to Riyadh the week after for Dmitry Bivol and the 5-v-5. All of that, live on DAZN before we go to Puerto Rico for Subriel Matias and then on to Philadelphia for ‘Boots’ Ennis – the press conference this Friday – wedged between June 29 when these two greats collide in what I think is the fight of the year so far.    There is so much to tell you about and so much to announce. This card is going to be incredible. Of course, already announced for this card is Sunny Edwards – who you all saw last time around against Bam – and he’s back against another former World Champion in Mexico’s Adrian Curiel. It’s a real, tough return for Sunny Edwards. Also on the card, we’re delighted to announce this brilliant clash between Robert Garcia’s charge, Arturo Cardenas, against a local Phoenix fighter, Danny Barrios, in what promises to be an absolute war. And, as we’ll talk about shortly, we’re in final negotiations for Ramla Ali to challenge for the world title against Mexico’s Yamileth Mercado for the WBC title. There’s so much more to come and to be added to this card taking place in this incredible town, and we are delighted to be back here at the Footprint Center. Tickets are now on sale, and they are already flying. We’re going to jam this place out – especially with, the day after, Mexico playing Ecuador [Copa America] here in Arizona, so this city is going to be absolutely buzzing.    

Juan Francisco Estrada    I’ve been speaking about this fight and about my career with my promoter, Juan [Hernandez]. We did have other options for fights. [Kazuto] Ioka, the Japanese fighter, to go and face and unify. But we really wanted to fight against Bam because we believe it is a great fight. He was also a champion in the lower-weight division, so I thought it would be a great test for us to go in there. Also, it’s a great fight for the fans to enjoy, too.    I think Bam is a good fighter but you do have to say that. But I think if you look at his best victories like [Carlos] Cuadras, [Srisaket Sor] Rungvisai, then those guys were on the way out. The only good victory that he's had was the Sunny Edwards fight, which I was present for. Obviously, that was at a lower weight, and we’ll have to see what he’s like up here fighting against me at this higher weight class because I think that will be the difference on the night. Let’s see what happens on June 29 because I also come into this with a winning mentality and the mentality of winning this fight convincingly. If it is by KO, then even better.    It's going to be a wonderful fight, which people coming here can expect that. I’m coming in with a winning mentality, wanting to defend my title and go on to have even bigger fights in the future. Don’t rule out this being a wonderful fight and a wonderful show. But what is also really important is that we both come out of this ring safe and sound.   

Jesse Rodriguez     Like Robert [Garcia] says, I will take on any fighter. If they drop your name, I will say yes right away. If it’s any other fight that’s not challenging, then I’m not interested. From here on now, it’s big fight after big fight. That’s what I’m here for: to give the fans the fights they want to see. They want entertaining fights and fireworks fights. You know that’s what I’m all about, and that’s what I’m here to do. I was probably about 13 or 14 when I first heard about Estrada. I was watching his fight against Chocolatito [Roman Gonzalez] and [Carols] Cuadras. So, to share the ring with him is an honor. But come June 29, all of that goes out the window. When it’s just me and him in the ring, I’m going to take what he has. I’m a different breed, and I’m a different animal. Come June 29 the whole is going to see that. I’ve proved people wrong, time after time. I’m just here to prove people wrong, and come June 29, expect fireworks.    People didn’t think I could stop Sunny [Edwards]. I’m pretty sure they don’t expect me to stop Estrada. But I believe in myself that I can do it and my team believes it. It’s a very hard task to do, but it is possible because nothing is impossible. So, come June 29, I feel like I am going to shock the world. Like Robert said, we’re not looking past Estrada. But we do have future plans and bigger plans than this. I’m already No.9 on the top pound-for-pound list. I feel like winning this will just put me even higher. I’d be able to hold the WBC for a second time and the Ring Magazine belt for the first time. Not a lot of fighters can say that title before, so that in itself is a blessing. The sky’s the limit, Eddie. Give me a name and I’m in there right away.   

Robert Garcia    I know when my fighters are ready to step it up to the next level. When I started mentioning Arturo Cardenes to Kevin Rooney and yourself [Eddie Hearn], it took you a while, but you guys finally put him on one of your cards. It looks like you guys are happy with his performances and this kid was from Mexico’s National team when I brought him in. Since day one, on his pro debut. I knew this kid could be something special. And with Matchroom, DAZN, and yourself, I think after this fight – without disrespecting Barrios – then we are ready to step it up. I know it's going to be a difficult fight, but we’re excited to be here, and he can fight in front of a big crowd as he has done before. It looks like Phoenix, Arizona, is becoming our second home. The big fights are happening here, and my fighters are fighting here. We’re here often and I can’t wait for June 29 for Arturo and, obviously, for Bam.    I was a little worried that after a little while, I wouldn’t know what he was going to want. But we know that Estrada is a tough opponent and a great champion. I would probably say, and I don't think I’m mistaken, that this guy [Estrada] is the most talented Mexican right now when it comes to talent. He is a great. We’re honored and happy to be sharing the ring with him.    You know, I think I have the best Super-Flyweight in the division, and we’re going to show it on the day. We knew June 29 would be the day that we would be fighting, so I told Bam that we were working on Estrada and, hopefully, we could get him – if not, hopefully, we could fight someone else. But immediately, he said to me that if it was not against Estrada, he would rather wait a few more months and spend time with my newborn girl and my family than fight later in the year. But you guys did a great job to finalize the fight and now we’re here. We can’t look past Estrada, but there are things we have to look up to in the future. That’s definitely coming. I don’t know how long before we step up and do it. Personally, I haven’t even brought it up to Jesse, but I’d love to see him unify, maybe then go after undisputed at 115. But that’s obviously going to be a decision made by the team, and, of course, Jesse is the main one who makes that final decision. I think undisputed at 115 would be my goal, but if it’s going to 118, we can do that too because I know Jesse’s ready, and he can compete against any of the other champions.   

Juan Hernandez    Thank you, Eddie, and to all your team at Matchroom. You’re the best in the business. You, Shaun [Palmer], Kevin [Rooney], and everybody has been great. We also want to say thank you to our partners in Mexico, who have been a key element in Estrada’s career. It’s actually very interesting to hear Bam’s team so motivated and maybe, in my opinion, looking ahead past Estrada.    I wanted to congratulate Bam, first of all, on becoming a father. We noticed on social media that he has a newborn. Estrada also has a couple of kids who are toddlers motivating him. We were having a light-hearted conversation the other day about how they’re both new fathers. Estrada made a funny comment and said that Bam might be a little over-hyped because he’s being spoon-fed his leftovers. He said to look at his record: Cuadras, Rungvisai, others. We’ve compared records, and Estrada has the who’s who of elite Super-Flys, including the likes of [Milan] Melindo, [Hernan] Marquez, and many more. Anybody, he’s gone through everybody. It's good to hear that Bam is very confident. It will make for a great fight. Robert [Garcia] was saying he’s not sure what Bam will want to do after this fight. But I think maybe he’ll want to come back down to 112 if he can’t handle this. But we’ll see.    It will be a great fight. No discrediting anyone but I feel like Estrada deserves all the credit in the world for his legendary career. Again, Eddie, you guys have really helped him cement his legacy with two fights with Chocolatito, one in Texas and one here [in Arizona]. I think we’re in for a real treat. Gallo has never been in a boring fight. He’s an artist inside the ring. As Eddie said, it’s a huge weekend for Phoenix. We plan on celebrating the win by watching the Mexican soccer game here live. We’ve already made plans about that. We’ll see how everything goes, and come fight night, we’ll see if Bam is still wearing diapers or if he is potty trained. It will be a great fight, so thank you everybody.    

Ramla Ali    I hope the fight happens! Like you said, we’re still in final negotiations. I opted to take the hard route and fight here in Arizona, which, let’s be honest, is practically like fighting in Mexico, given the support here. There will be thousands of Mexican fans and I’m challenging a Mexican for her belts. I know it’s not going to be easy but as boxers and athletes, you always want to try and challenge yourself by trying to do the best that you can. And that’s going out there and fighting the best in the hardest situations. That way, when you are victorious, it’s all the more sweeter. Even though I know I’m ranked higher in the IBF and WBA rankings, I’ve wanted the WBC belt. I’ve wanted it since I was a kid watching the greats of the sport, like Sugar Ray and Muhammad Ali, wearing the belt around their waist. As a kid, you look up to that, and you are like, “Wow, that’s going to be one day.” So, I’ve always wanted the WBC belt, and I’ve never shied away from saying so. It will be quite fun. I would say it is quite a tasty division. I’m really looking forward to June 29 and getting through that first before seeing where it takes me after that.    

Arturo Cardenas    First of all, I want to thank you, Eddie Hearn and Matchroom, for this third opportunity to fight on Matchroom. I’m really happy, and I’m not going to disappoint. It’s wonderful to be here, fighting on such a huge card and also fighting alongside my good friend Bam Rogriguez. I’m ready to show what I’m made of, and hopefully, I will go on to fight for a world title. It’s really emotional to be on great cards such as this with Estrada and Bam Rogriguez. It was something I wanted to do when I was a kid. I feel completely ready to go on and do what we can do. I know that whatever comes, we are facing a really tough opponent, and I’ll be ready for whatever comes.     

Danny Barrios    What can I say, man? It feels so good to be up here. I just want to thank God for this opportunity, Matchroom, Eddie [Hearn], Kevin [Rooney] for making this fight happen, and my manager. I can’t wait. I can’t wait to show the world who I am and go to work. I’m going to be a problem. I know I’m here to give the world a show on who I really am and I’m ready to step up to whoever. I know Popoca is a great fighter, and I respect him. But I came here to fight and do my job – and that’s what I am going to do on June 29. After Popoca, I want the big fights. I want to face whoever is out there. I want them all. I’m ready to eat.   

(Featured Photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing)

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Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez vs Juan Francisco Estrada | Fight Highlights

If you were around in June/July, I spent way too much time gushing over this fight but it was truly astounding in every way you want a big boxing match to be.

Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez (20-0, 13 KOs) announced himself as one of the very best boxers in the entire sport. Just a masterful technician who is able to turn angles and draw out punches to counter as well as anyone in boxing at the moment. He took out legendary Mexican fighter Juan Francisco Estrada in what is one of my favorite performances of 2024. Transcendent stuff for a 24 year old.

Bam has a mandatory next for his defense of the WBC super flyweight title. He is set to face off with Pedro Guevara (42-4-1) this Saturday (Nov. 9) on the undercard of the Boots-Chukhadzhian card.

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Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez vs Juan Francisco Estrada thoughts

Man, Bam is special. Top 5 P4P fighter in the sport at only 24 years old. Putting other wire fighters in the blender like that is crazy work. His footwork is so clean. His ability to hide big drastic angle changes from pivots and step arounds is phenomenal. The left hook that he landed that first rocked El Gallo in the early rounds was masterful. Reminded me a bit of Lomachenko-Rocky where Gallo just got lost as he was under Rodriguez’s punch and ended up eating it clean. Rodriguez is an elite level pocket fighter. His ability to hide both really big drastic angle changes and the subtler ones like the one that scored the first knockdown (using the uppercut to hide him stepping to the outside and firing the 2 down the middle 🤌🏾) is crazy.

Gallo is no stranger to fighting with pocket boxers who use volume to manipulate angles and land body punches (shouts to Chocolatito) and he’s a fantastic pocket fighter himself. But he really struggled keeping up with the pace and output of Bam. The right hand he put Bam down with was a thing of beauty though. Securing the outside angle himself and tagging Rodriguez right as him most compromised. Good stuff from the legend.

If Bam wants to fight Inoue (and that seems to be the long term goal), the path there is to build his name in Japan. That means he should go over there and fight guys like Kazuto Ioka, Kosei Tanaka, Junto Nakatani (up at bantamweight), or possibly Inoue’s brother Takuma (also at bantamweight). I’d be down for ANY of those fights. Some real P4P bangers on there.

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Juan Francisco Estrada vs Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez 3 - 12/3/2022

If you are one of those people who have never seen the trilogy between Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez, do yourself a favor and just spend an afternoon watching all three fights. It's some of the very best the sport has to offer. Two all time greats squaring off.

Juan Francisco Estrada (44-3, 28 KOs) is one of the best fighters this sport has ever turned out. A tremendously skilled boxer who has elevated himself into the stuff of legend with his wins over fellow greats like Chocolatito, Sor Rungvisai, and Cuadras. El Gallo is pretty much at the end of his career now, but he has the chance to ride off into the sunset with a huge win over a young great.

Estrada will face off with Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez (19-0, 12 KOs) this Saturday (June 29).

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Juan Francisco Estrada vs Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez | Fight Highlights

If you didn’t catch the full fight, you should definitely seek that out. But here’s a highlight of the action.

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Jesse Rodriguez vs. Juan Francisco Estrada am kommenden Samstag in Phönix, USA.

Jesse „Bam“ Rodriguez von Box-Experten hoch gelobt. Jesse „Bam“ Rodriguez von Box-Experten hoch gelobt. Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez wird vor seinem mit Spannung erwarteten Kampf um den WBC-Junior-Bantamgewichts-Champion Juan Francisco Estrada am Samstag 29. Juni hoch gelobt. Der 24-jährige Herausforderer zielt darauf ab, den Titel zurückzugewinnen, den er selbst schon einmal, nach einem Ausflug zum…

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Junto Nakatani Battles Francisco Rodriguez In First Step At Super Flyweight

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Published: October 31, 2022

The second half of 2022 has seen a growing amount of apathy throughout boxing. Major fights that could have elevated the year to a great one have yet to come to fruition. The long-awaited bout for welterweight and pound-for-pound supremacy between Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. seems to be headed into the abyss.

At heavyweight, while Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua would no longer prove who the best is in boxing’s premier weight class, it still would have been the most significant box office clash in the sport from a worldwide view. However, Fury decided to move forward with a third fight with Derek Chisora in a fight that no one was asking for or wants to see. 

Where there is turmoil, there is always a silver lining. On the day after All Hallow’s Eve in the country of Japan, one of the best cards of the year will feature the lower weight classes below featherweight taking center stage. 

The Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, has hosted some of the most significant matches in Japanese boxing history. Including Naoya Inoue’s two bouts with Nonito Donaire and the massive Koki Kameda-Daisuke Naito WBC flyweight clash in November 2009. In the main event, the two best junior flyweights’ will face off when Ring Magazine and WBA champion Hiroto Kyoguchi takes on WBC champion Kenshiro Teraji. 

On the undercard, one of boxing’s best young fighters, Junto Nakatani (23-0, 18 KOs), will be moving up to the super flyweight division to take on veteran and top contender Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (36-5-1, 25 KOs). Nakatani, 24, is the former WBO flyweight champion and is the number-one-rated fighter in the weight class by The Ring. The Japanese southpaw has earned impressive victories over former world champions such as Milan Melindo and Masamichi Yabuki and a fourth-round stoppage over Angel Acosta in his only fight thus far in the United States. Although the victory over Yabuki was early in their careers in a four-rounder, it is noteworthy since Yabuki would go on to defeat Kenshiro Teraji in 2021. 

As it has been for a decade now, the super flyweight division is one of the better weight classes in all of boxing. Jesse Rodriguez made an impact at super flyweight this year, defeating two of the most well-established fighters at the weight in, Carlos Cuadras and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. Rodriguez will be moving back down to flyweight; however, a future clash with Nakatani is not out of the question. Later this year, Roman Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada will settle the score in their trilogy match. Aside from Naoya Inoue, super flyweight arguably has Japan’s most accomplished fighter in four-division and current WBO super flyweight champion Kazuto Ioka. A battle between Nakatani and Ioka, much like Kyoguchi-Teraji, is another all-Japanese clash that would be huge in Japan. 

Nakatani’s opponent, Rodriguez, has been in the ring with some elite fighters, including Kazuto Ioka, Donnie Nietes, Hernan Marquez, Katsunari Takayama, and Roman Gonzalez. Rodriguez has only been stopped once, and that was back in 2013 against a prime Chocolatito. The 30-year-old Mexican’s best victory arguably came against Katsunari Takayama in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico winning the IBF and WBO strawweight world titles in 2014. 

In the smaller weight classes, the age of 30 is usually the turning point for a fighter no longer in his prime. But, recently, fighters such as Nonito Donaire and Roman Gonzalez have shown that they can still be effective from 35 to 40. Nakatani scoring a dominant win over Rodriguez will go a long way in signifying him as a new force at super flyweight. 

The card in Japan will be a test for true boxing fans to see if they are truly paying attention. There is a difference between a fan of boxing and a fan of certain fighters. Despite some significant matches not taking place in 2022, November 1st in Japan could prove to be the best card of the year. 

Teraji-Kyoguchi and Nakatani-Rodriguez will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 7:30 a.m. ET/4:30 a.m. PT.

(Featured Photo: Naoki Fukuda)