LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 17: Jesse Rodriguez (black and silver trunks) poses with the championship belt after defeating Israel Gonzalez (not pictured) to retain the WBC Super Flyweight Title at T-Mobile Arena on September 17, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez earns a unanimous decision victory over Israel Gonzalez.
Serving as the co-main to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (57-2-2) vs. Gennadiy “GGG” Golovkin (42-1-1), WBC super flyweight champion Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez (16-0) faced the veteran, battle-tested Israel Gonzalez (28-4-1) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV. In what was a very close fight, two of the judges didn’t see it that way (118-109 & 117-110), but the one judge did (114-113) giving Rodriguez the unanimous decision victory.
In the first round, Rodriguez started off early in the round by pumping that right jab and feinting. Gonzalez was countering with a right uppercut from mid-range, which he had some success with throughout the round. Rodriguez started to
