Dan Rafael has revealed by way of his Battle Freaks Unite Substack that Bam Rodriguez subsequent battle is being labored on by Eddie Hearn. Matchroom is aiming to make it a unification bout, with Rodriguez (WBC champ) lined as much as face WBO tremendous flyweight champion Phumelele Cafu. Rafael additional reveals the focused date and placement for the deliberate battle.
Bam Rodriguez Subsequent Battle: Eddie Hearn Targets Unification Bout
Bam Rodriguez Subsequent Battle: Particulars for Deliberate Unification Battle
Rafael additionally states as per sources, the deliberate unification bout is being eyed for the principle occasion slot of a DAZN card on July 19 in Dallas. Robert Garcia who trains Bam was engaged on the undercard of Ennis-Stanionis and was briefed on the Rodriguez plans, in line with one supply.
Bam (21-0, 14 KOs) has dazzled all through his skilled profession, with spectacular wins over Sunny Edwards and Juan Francisco Estrada. He’s on many individuals’s pound-for-pound record and rightfully so. Following his most up-to-date win over Pedro Guevara, Hearn and Rodriguez made it clear they need unification fights: “Proper now we have to see (Rodriguez) unify the division,” Hearn mentioned. “He unified at flyweight. We wish to see him unify at (junior bantamweight).”
Concerning a unification bout, Rodriguez mentioned, “I’m prepared proper now.”
Phumelele Cafu: The Open Possibility
Phumelele Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) seems the one choice out there for Rodriguez with WBA champ Fernando Martinez set to face Kazuto Ioka in a rematch on Might 11. The vacant IBF title might be contested by Willibaldo Garcia and Rene Calixto in a rematch, probably on Might 23 in Mexico. Cafu has beforehand made it clear what he desires: “My objective is to be undisputed, and I wish to battle the massive names within the division, like ‘Bam’ and Martinez,” Cafu mentioned.
Whoever is subsequent for Bam Rodriguez, the boxing world will tune in – the San Antonio fighter is pure field workplace.
