Inoue vs Rodriguez

When is Inoue vs Rodriguez?

Naoya Inoue could face Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez in Spring 2025 at Wembley, London.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Inoue vs Rodriguez stats

Naoya Inoue would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Inoue would have a large advantage in power over Rodriguez, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 67%.

Naoya Inoue is the older man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Inoue has a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Naoya Inoue fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez is a southpaw.

Inoue is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 56 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Rodriguez's 113.

Inoue vs Rodriguez form

Inoue remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated TJ Doheny on September 3, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Nery on May 6, 2024, by knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marlon Tapales on December 26, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight, WBA Super World Super Bantamweight, WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Tokyo.

Before that, he had won against Stephen Fulton on July 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku.

He had beaten Paul Butler on December 13, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their The Ring Bantamweight, WBO World Bantamweight, IBF World Bantamweight and WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Tokyo.

Rodriguez remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Pedro Guevara on November 9, 2024, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Francisco Estrada on June 29, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight and The Ring Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sunny Edwards on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Flyweight and WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had defeated Cristian Gonzalez on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

He had beaten Israel Gonzalez on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Naoya Inoue has been fighting more than Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.

Naoya Inoue last fought 6 months and 17 days ago, while Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez's last outing was 4 months and 11 days ago.

Inoue's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 7 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Inoue vs Rodriguez?

Naoya Inoue is currently 1/6 (-590) to win the contest outright, while you can get 19/5 (+380) on Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez if you fancy the big upset.

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