Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez

Who won Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez?

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Cristian Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 118-110 in favor of winner Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBO flyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev was defeated by Marlon Tapales for the IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship, Raymond Ford beat Jessie Magdaleno, Thomas Mattice defeated Ramiro Cesena, Israil Madrimov was victorious over Raphael Igbokwe, Khalil Coe beat James Quiter, and Marc Castro defeated Ricardo Lopez Torres.

Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez stats

Back in April 2023, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Cristian Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was the younger man by 10 years, at 23 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Cristian Gonzalez was an orthodox fighter.

Rodriguez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Gonzalez's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Gonzalez's 119.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at flyweight.

Cristian Gonzalez was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez form

Rodriguez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Israel Gonzalez on September 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on June 25, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Tech Port Arena, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Cuadras on February 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Footprint Center, Arizona.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Alejandro Burgos on October 16, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Chukchansi Park, California.

He had won against Saul Juarez on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

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Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Bam Rodriguez vs Hernandez?

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Cristian Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.