Rodriguez vs Reyes

When is Rodriguez vs Reyes?

Emmanuel Rodriguez could take on Jose Salas Reyes in Spring 2026 Puerto Rico.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

The contest would be an eliminator for the IBF bantamweight championship of the world.

Salas would be defending his IBF World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Landi Ngxeke in December 2025. He has held this belt for 1 month and 14 days.

Rodriguez vs Reyes stats

Emmanuel Rodriguez would step into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Salas Reyes would make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggest Salas would have a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 57%.

Emmanuel Rodriguez is the older man by 10 years, at 33 years old.

Salas has a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez.

Emmanuel Rodriguez fights out of the orthodox stance, while Jose Salas Reyes is a southpaw.

Rodriguez is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 5 months earlier than Salas, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 80 more professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Salas' 81.

Jose Salas Reyes is currently ranked number 7 by The Ring in the 118lb division.

Rodriguez vs Reyes form

Emmanuel Rodriguez has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Fernando Diaz on January 10, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ryosuke Nishida on May 4, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Melvin Lopez on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Gary Antonio Russell on October 15, 2022, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

His contest against Gary Antonio Russell on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 3 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Rodriguez vs Reyes?

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