Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez

Who won Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez?

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Israel Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 17th, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 117-110, 114-113 in favor of winner Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super flyweight championship of the world.

Rodriguez was defending his his The Ring Junior Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Juan Francisco Estrada in June 2024. He had held this belt for 9 months and 28 days.

He was also making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Super Flyweight Championship. He won this belt against Juan Francisco Estrada in June 2024. He had held this title for 9 months and 28 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Gennady Golovkin for the The Ring Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and IBF World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Ali Akhmedov beat Gabriel Rosado, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams defeated Kieron Conway, Diego Pacheco was victorious over Enrique Collazo, and Marc Castro beat Kevin Montiel Mendoza.

Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez stats

Back in September 2022, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Israel Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez was the younger man by 3 years, at 23 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

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

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 118 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Gonzalez's 231.

Israel Gonzalez was ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez form

Rodriguez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Alejandro Burgos on October 16, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Chukchansi Park, California.

Before that, he had beaten Saul Juarez on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had defeated Janiel Rivera on October 5, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Israel Gonzalez had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Jose Martinez on March 18, 2021, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Albergue Olimpico, Salinas, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sho Ishida on December 28, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Before that, he had lost to Kal Yafai on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had been beaten by Jerwin Ancajas on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had been fighting more than Israel Gonzalez.

Going into this contest, Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Israel Gonzalez's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 30 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM EST / 6:45 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez?

Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Bam Rodriguez vs Gonzalez?

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