The potential bout between Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Fernando Daniel Martinez has a date. The competition is penciled in for the undercard of David Benavidez vs Anthony Yarde. The occasion takes place at ANB Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 22.
Two-weight champion Rodriguez (21-0, 14 KOs) is first scheduled to face Phumelele Cafu (11-0-3, 8 KOs) on July 19 at Ford Heart in Frisco, Texas. The pair sq. off in a two-belt tremendous flyweight championship unification.
Undefeated 25-year-old southpaw Rodriguez of San Antonio, TX brings his WBC belt to the ring. Unbeaten 26-year-old Cafu of South Africa places his WBO title on the road.
Martinez (18-0, 9 KOs) of Argentina holds the division’s WBA strap. The 33-year-old made his first profitable championship protection in Might, defeating Kazuto Ioka by unanimous resolution in a rematch.
If Jesse Rodriguez succeeds in his bout in opposition to Cafu, his deliberate battle in opposition to Martinez is predicted to see a championship unification with three belts at stake, which makes it a step away from the undisputed title.
Mexico’s Willibaldo Garcia Perez (23-6-2, 13 KOs) is the newly topped IBF 115-pound champion. The 35-year-old defeated Rene Calixto Bibiano by break up resolution in a rematch for the vacant belt in Might.
Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s Minister and Chairman of the Normal Leisure Authority, confirmed the date and venue for the Benavidez vs Yarde occasion in a submit on social media.
Unbeaten two-division champion Benavidez (30-0, 24 KOs) of Phoenix, AZ places his WBC gentle heavyweight title on the road. Anthony Yarde (27-3, 24 KOs) of the UK makes his third try to turn into champion.
Additionally confirmed for the occasion is the WBO welterweight title battle between defending champion Brian Norman Jr. (28-0, 22 KOs) of Decatur, GA and former two-weight champion Devin Haney (32-0, 1 NC) of San Francisco, CA. Plus, Abdullah Mason (19-0, 17 KOs) of Bedford, Ohio and Sam Noakes (23-1, 17 KOs) of the UK battle it out for the vacant WBO light-weight title.
