{"id":153186,"date":"2025-06-11T12:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/jesse-bam-rodriguez-el-rey-del-peso-supermosca\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:44:02","slug":"soaring-jesse-bam-rodriguez-the-kingpin-of-super-flyweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/soaring-jesse-bam-rodriguez-the-kingpin-of-super-flyweight\/","title":{"rendered":"Soaring Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez, The Kingpin of Super Flyweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Soaring Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez, The Kingpin of Super Flyweight<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez, born on January 20, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas, is one of today&#8217;s most promising and explosive boxing talents.<\/p>\n<p>In record time, he&#8217;s conquered world titles in two divisions: flyweight and super flyweight. His aggressive yet technical skills, combined with excellent angle trajectory and precision, has made him a fan favorite and a prominent figure in American boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez was crowned WBC Super Flyweight World Champion after defeating the experienced Carlos Cuadras in February 2022, becoming the youngest world champion at that time.<\/p>\n<p>He later defended the title before dropping down to flyweight, where he also became a champion. In 2024, he returned to the super flyweight division and recaptured the World Boxing Council (WBC) belt, reasserting his dominance at 115 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of his trainer Robert Garcia, Jesse has shown maturity and tactical evolution fight after fight. At just 25 years old, he&#8217;s considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world and a leading face of American boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez: At a Glance:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full Name: Jesse James Rodriguez Franco<\/li>\n<li>Nickname: Bam<\/li>\n<li>Date of Birth: January 20, 2000<\/li>\n<li>Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA<\/li>\n<li>Professional Record: Undefeated<\/li>\n<li>Titles:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>WBC Super Flyweight World Champion<\/li>\n<li>Former WBO Flyweight World Champion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Style: Southpaw, technical, explosive, with great ring intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Trainer: Robert Garcia<\/li>\n<li>Distinction: One of the youngest world champions and most promising talents in modern boxing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Key Fights:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>vs. Carlos Cuadras (February 5, 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Won the WBC super flyweight title. Knocked Cuadras down in the third round with an uppercut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>vs. Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (June 25, 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>First title defense by technical knockout. Displayed speed, precision, and ring control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>vs. Israel Gonzalez (September 17, 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Defended the title by unanimous decision in the co-main event of the Canelo\u2013Golovkin III card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>vs. Juan Francisco Estrada (June 29, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Became WBC super flyweight champion by knocking out Estrada in Round 7 with a left hook to the body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>vs. Pedro Guevara (November 9, 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Defended his belt with a knockout victory in Round 3 with a powerful combination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The fight on July 19, 2025, against Phumelela Cafu will be key for him to consolidate his position as a unified champion in his division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soaring Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez, The Kingpin of Super Flyweight Jesse \u201cBam\u201d Rodriguez, born on January 20, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas, is one of today&#8217;s most<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":153184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-news","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}